Sex differences and similarities in preferred mating arrangements

Sexualities, Evolution and Gender

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-276

  Stone, Emily A ^a   Goetz, Aaron T ^a   Shackelford, Todd K ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Ideal mating arrangements; Mating strategies; Sex differences; Sex similarities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATING; MONOGAMY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 33746119112     PISSN: 14792508     EISSN: 14792516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616660500335391     Document Type: Article

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