PSYC 3420 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Social Presence Theory, Libido, Psychological Adaptation
7 Feb 2018
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Potential costs of short-term mating for men: short-term sexual strategies carry potential costs for men, 1. Contracting sexually transmitted diseases, a risk that increases with the number of sex partners: 2. Acquiring a social reputation as a womanizer, which could impair their chances of finding a desirable long-term mate: 3. Lowering the chances that their children would survive due to lack of parental investment and protection: 4. Suffering violence at the hands of jealous husbands or boyfriends if the women were married or mated: 5. Suffering violence at the hands of the father or brothers of the women: 6. Risking retaliatory affairs by their wives and the potential for a costly divorce: selection might have favoured a short-term mating strategy despite these costs. Box 6. 1 functions versus beneficial effects of short-term mating: short-term mating may have beneficial effects that are different from the original function, for a benefit to qualify as a function of short-term mating means, 1.
