Sexual Strategies: The Short Term Mating Men and Woman
Sexual Strategies: The short term mating Men and Woman
For years psychologist looked for what specifically goes into the mating process between a male and female. Studies by Freud and Jung proposed that people seek mates with the characteristics of those that belong to their parents of the opposite sex. The physiologist Winch proposed a theory that stated people look for mates who have traits that they substantially lack. In this those searching for a mate are looking for a form of completion within themselves. Others have stated that individuals are more likely to mate with individuals who have a commonality among attributes shared by the seeker. What do all these theories have in common? These theories share the belief that choices are either made consciously and/ or unconsciously. These situations are usually developed to enhance those who are doing the seeking. Yet these theories lack a lot of common knowledge. The theories stated above are very broad in what they believe the matting process is due to. This paper will discuss the different ways and problems both males and females are confronted with as they look for others to mate with. One main basis of mating that is not stated is sexual motivation.
In the journal article Sexual Strategies Theory: An Evolution Perspective on Human Mating by David Buss and David Schmitt readers are given a summary of essential points in regard to the Sexual Strategies Theory. This theory was created to rectify the errors that were made by other psychologist by introducing a core premise, showing how human mating is strategic. This logic led to the statement that “Humans seek particular mates to solve specific adaptive problems that their ancestors confronted during the course of human evolution; humans’ mate preferences and mating decisions are hypothesized to be strategic products of selection pressures operating during ancestral conditions(Buss & Schmitt, 1993).” This theory is directly dependent on the effects of
For years psychologist looked for what specifically goes into the mating process between a male and female. Studies by Freud and Jung proposed that people seek mates with the characteristics of those that belong to their parents of the opposite sex. The physiologist Winch proposed a theory that stated people look for mates who have traits that they substantially lack. In this those searching for a mate are looking for a form of completion within themselves. Others have stated that individuals are more likely to mate with individuals who have a commonality among attributes shared by the seeker. What do all these theories have in common? These theories share the belief that choices are either made consciously and/ or unconsciously. These situations are usually developed to enhance those who are doing the seeking. Yet these theories lack a lot of common knowledge. The theories stated above are very broad in what they believe the matting process is due to. This paper will discuss the different ways and problems both males and females are confronted with as they look for others to mate with. One main basis of mating that is not stated is sexual motivation.
In the journal article Sexual Strategies Theory: An Evolution Perspective on Human Mating by David Buss and David Schmitt readers are given a summary of essential points in regard to the Sexual Strategies Theory. This theory was created to rectify the errors that were made by other psychologist by introducing a core premise, showing how human mating is strategic. This logic led to the statement that “Humans seek particular mates to solve specific adaptive problems that their ancestors confronted during the course of human evolution; humans’ mate preferences and mating decisions are hypothesized to be strategic products of selection pressures operating during ancestral conditions(Buss & Schmitt, 1993).” This theory is directly dependent on the effects of