Sexual Conflict in Mating Strategies

• Main Authors: LI, Norman P., SNG, Oliver, JONASON, Peter K.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
• Subjects: sexual conflict; mating strategies; deception; sexual intent; sexual harassment; rape; mate value; sex differences; evolutionary psychology; Family, Life Course, and Society; Gender and Sexuality
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1104; https://search.library.smu.edu.sg/permalink/65SMU_INST/1lk8vc3/alma9920336202601
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Men and women often come into conflict over issues of mating and sex. From an evolutionary perspective, we review the literature on attitudes toward casual sex, sexual intent, sexual harassment, rape, and deception of intent and mate value. Stemming from a key difference in parental investment (Triv...