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The binary between "fast" and "slow" mating strategies as applied to humans can be misleading. Those who pursue "fast" strategies may face criticism in the form of cross-cultural contempt or ethical and/or religious critique. For example, in societies which portray women as more likely to pursue slow strategies, female sexual behavior may be taboo.
Sexual strategies theory (SST) is an evolutionary theory of human mating created by David Buss and David Schmitt in 1993. It defines the set of mating strategies that humans pursue, the adaptive problems that men and women face when pursuing these strategies, and the evolved solutions to these mating problems. [1]
The relative importance of these traits when considering mate selection differ depending on the type of mating arrangement females engage in. Human women typically employ long-term mating strategies when choosing a mate, however they also engage in short-term mating arrangements, so their mate choice preferences change depending on the function ...
Human female mating competition is complex and multifaceted and varies across cultures, societies, and individuals. [94] Females may compete for high-quality mates who possess traits that indicate underlying genetic quality, possibly including physical attractiveness and intelligence, [ 95 ] or material resources that can enhance the survival ...
The book took four years to write based on a decade of research by Buss. A key premise of his work is that humans have multiple mating strategies, some of which reveal important sex differences. [3] Buss attributes this to instinctual adaptations which he argues are universal across cultures and rooted in ancestral selection pressures.
The main evolutionary argument behind the dark triad traits emphasizes mating strategies. [110] [111] This argument is based on life history theory, which proposes that individuals differ in reproductive strategies; an emphasis on mating is termed a "fast life" strategy, while an emphasis on parenting is termed a "slow reproductive" strategy. [112]
Strategic pluralism (also known as the dual-mating strategy) is a theory in evolutionary psychology regarding human mating strategies that suggests women have evolved to evaluate men in two categories: whether they are reliable long term providers, and whether they contain high quality genes. [1]
David Buss and colleagues conducted a study that attempted to uncover where priorities lie—concerning determinants of attractiveness—in short- and long-term mating strategies. In order to do this, participants' mating strategies were determined using the SOI, labeling each participant as favoring either a short- or a long-term mating strategy.