#747 David Geary - Male, Female: The Evolution of Human Sex Differences (Pt. 2)
RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 23rd 2022.
Dr. David C. Geary is Curators’ Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri. He’s the author of several books, including Male, Female: The Evolution of Human Sex Differences.
This is our second talk on “Male, Female”.
You can watch part 1 here: https://youtu.be/hTAQjuM6fh8
This time, we go through topics like sexual selection; trade-offs between parental investment and mating; the evolution of fatherhood; intrasexual competition; mating systems (monogamy, polygyny, and polyandry); mate choice, mate preferences, and how they are influenced by society; how mate preferences vary cross-culturally; life history theory, and the development of sex differences; male and female friendships; socialization and imitation; the costs and benefits of short-term and long-term relationships for men and women; and sex differences in brain and cognition.
Time Links:
Intro
Sexual selection
Trade-offs between parental investment and mating
The evolution of fatherhood
Intrasexual competition, and how sex ratios influence it
Mating systems (monogamy, polygyny, polyandry)
How parents influence mate choice
Social influences on mate preferences
How mate preferences vary across cultures and time
Life history theory, and the development of sex differences
Male and female friendships
Socialization and imitation
The costs and benefits of short-term and long-term relationships for men and women
Sex differences in brain and cognition
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Follow Dr. Geary’s work:
Faculty page: https://bit.ly/2HRtQ9R
Website: https://bit.ly/2HTlJtz
ResearchGate profile: https://bit.ly/39tGZl2
Books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/33y7xhg
Male, Female (third edition): https://amzn.to/36kGuYy