The impact of modernization on mating strategies in Iran: A comparison across cities versus small towns

• Main Authors: KOOHGARD, Saeed, TAN, Lynn, LI, Norman P., HASHEMI, Marzie
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: Mate preferences; Modernization; Sexual strategies; Tradeoff theory; Social Psychology; Social Psychology and Interaction
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3922
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The mating market in Iran has shown an increased rate of relationship formation. In such relationships, the most important pillar is physical attractiveness. We adopt an evolutionary perspective to understand this trend. Through comparing districts with different levels of modernization, this study...