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Oxford Handbook of Sexual Conflict in Humans
Contributor(s): Shackelford, Todd K. (Editor), Goetz, Aaron T. (Editor)
ISBN: 0195396707     ISBN-13: 9780195396706
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE:   $185.25  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: January 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Human Sexuality (see Also Social Science - Human Sexuality)
- Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Dewey: 306.7
LCCN: 2011024381
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.2" W x 10" (1.85 lbs) 384 pages
 
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Sexual conflict -- what happens when the reproductive interests of males and females diverge -- occurs in all sexually reproducing species, including humans. The Oxford Handbook of Sexual Conflict in Humans is the first volume to assemble the latest theoretical and empirical work on sexual
conflict in humans from the leading scholars in the fields of evolutionary psychology and anthropology.

Following an introductory section that outlines theory and research on sexual conflict in humans and non-humans, ensuing sections discuss human sexual conflict and its manifestations before and during mating. Chapters in these sections address a range of factors topics and factors, including:

- Sexual coercion, jealousy, and partner violence and killing
- The ovulatory cycle, female orgasm, and sperm competition
- Chemical warfare between ejaculates and female reproductive tracts

Chapters in the next section address issues of sexual conflict after the birth of a child. These chapters address sexual conflict as a function of the local sex ratio, men's functional (if unconscious) concern with paternal resemblance to a child, men's reluctance to pay child support, and mate
expulsion as a tactic to end a relationship. The handbook's concluding section includes a chapter that considers the impact of sexual conflict on a grander scale, notably on cultural, political, and religious systems.

Addressing sexual conflict at its molecular and macroscopic levels, The Oxford Handbook of Sexual Conflict in Humans is a fascinating resource for the study of intersexual behavior.