Evolutionary Explanations- Description
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- Created on: 12-05-17 10:23
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- Evolutionary explanations
- based on the idea that aggression is a product of natural selection
- Sexual jealousy
- aggression can occur due to sexual jealousy due to parental uncertainty
- men are at risk of cuckoldry
- sexual jealousy is adaptive because it minimises the risk of cuckoldry
- Sexual competition
- males had to compete with other males for females
- those who used aggression were more successful in mating and passing on genes
- leads to a tendency for males to be aggressive
- Puts (2010)- male traits show that competition took place
- Aggression in warfare
- behaviour associated with warfare would have evolved because of its adaptive benefits
- males warriors tend to have more sexual partners
- also increase warriors' status
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