Evolution of Human Pair-Bonding Friendship and Sexual Attraction

<p><em>The Evolution of Human Pair-Bonding Friendship and Sexual Attraction</em> presents an evolutionary history of romantic love male-female pair-bonding same-sex friendship and sexual attraction drawing on sexuality research gay and lesbian studies history literature anthropology and evolutionary science.</p><p>Employing evolutionary theory as a framework close same-sex friendship is examined as an adaptive trait that has harnessed love affection and sexual pleasure to navigate same-sex environments for both men and women ultimately benefiting their reproductive success and promoting the inheritance of traits for friendship. Chapters consider the desire to form close same-sex friendships and ask if this is embedded in our biology concluding that most humans have the capacity to form loving meaningful and sexual relationships with men and women.</p><p>This book takes on a unique interdisciplinary approach and is essential reading for those studying and working in sexuality research anthropology sociology evolutionary psychology and gay and lesbian studies. It will also be of interest to marriage and family therapists as well as sex therapists.</p>