Human sex differences in sexual psychology and behavior

Annual Review of Sex Research

Volumn 12, Issue , 2001, Pages 186-241

  Okami, Paul ^a   Shackelford, Todd K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptationism; Darwinian theory; Evolutionary psychology; Gender differences; Sex differences; Sexual politics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JEALOUSY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JEALOUSY; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0013225542     PISSN: 10532528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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