Abstract
Over the course of history, human beings have taken keen interest in the mating activity. The survival of the human species has been dependent on sexual mating and human reproduction; the need for sexual companionship has played a pivotal role in building societies and establishing social as well as intimate relationships. To overcome the problem of finding a suitable sexual partner, men and women adopt different strategies, based on their roles in the society. This paper discusses the impact of Evolutionary Psychology on Human mating and sexual behavior. David Buss's Sexual Strategies Theory is considered one of the major research programs to investigate how this relationship works. This paper aims to provide an emotional and cultural perspective on how evolutionary psychology has influenced human sexual and mating behaviors. It can be said that Buss's theory, despite being one of its kind, has failed to look at the complete picture. These limitations are due to various reasons; such as over emphasis on the polygamous nature of men, the evaluation of parental investment of both sexes, the problems each of the sexes can solve by using these strategies and how mating is considered an individual activity instead of a cooperative one. The cultural, philosophical and emotional take on the evolution of human sexual behavior brings a fresh and creative outlook.
Highlights
The world around us has been divided into various societies and cultures
To understand the implications of culture of human mating and sexual behavior, in terms of evolutionary psychology, one needs to come up with the definition that identifies with the cause
In order to ensure that Homo Sapiens evolved into a civilized society, the mating behavior had to shift towards monogamy instead of polygamy (Fletcher et al, 2015)
Summary
The world around us has been divided into various societies and cultures Despite their countless differences, human beings in these societies are bound by their innate need to form relationships and engage in mating behavior. Our current sexual behavior has evolved into a more sophisticated system of mate selection, yet holds the same set of adaptive problems Since these are problems of different nature, human beings have developed an abundance of complex and varied emotions; this helps them deal with adaptive problems (Barret 2005; Symons 1979). This paper will discuss the Evolutionary Perspective on Human Mating and Sexual Behavior To further understand this complex yet intriguing phenomena, it will analyze David Buss’s Sexual Strategies Theory (SST). This study attempts to identify other potentially important view-points, which were omitted by Buss, such as the impact of emotions and culture
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