Sexual selection under parental choice [electronic resource] : the evolution of human mating behavior / Menelaos Apostolou.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Parent-offspring conflict over mating : the evolutionary roots of Romeo and Juliet's story -- 2. Parent-offspring conflict over mating : the road has more turns -- 3. Sexual selection under parental choice : evolution beyond the peacock's tail -- 4. From the present to the past : the patterns of mating during the period of human evolution -- 5. Parental control over mating through social institutions -- 6. Social structures and parental control over mating -- 7. The art of manipulation : parental influence over mate choice in postindustrial societies -- 8. What do parents want? In-law preferences across cultures -- 9. Choose and be chosen -- 10. Mate choice without parents.