Evolutionary Explainations by Daniel Paynter https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra Evolutionary psychologists argue that reproductive challenges faced by our ancestors can explain the aggressive behaviour seen in people today. en-us 2016-06-03 11:19:10 UTC 2017-05-17 01:34:47 UTC hello@padlet.com Infidelaty  daniel_paynter https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113774942 2016-06-06 11:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113774942 Jealousy daniel_paynter https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113774952 2016-06-06 11:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113774952 A man can never be certain that he is the father of his wife’s children unless he prevents her having relationships with other men. This can explain why male sexual jealousy is often cited as a cause of domestic violence. daniel_paynter https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113775213 2016-06-06 11:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113775213 IDA daniel_paynter https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113775269  In many countries it is seen as acceptable to murder an adulterous wife or her lover, e.g. among the Nuer people of East Africa, a man who commits adultery is likely to be killed by his lover’s husband, and only 35 years ago in the USA a man who killed his wife’s lover while in the act would have a legal excuse for murder and be unpunished.]]> 2016-06-06 11:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113775269 daniel_paynter https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113775394 2016-06-06 11:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113775394 According to Daly & Wilson (1988) daniel_paynter https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113775774 men have evolved different strategies to deter their partners from committing adultery, ranging from vigilance (watching their every move – e.g. asking who they talk to on the phone, stopping them going out with friends, reading texts etc) to violence. All of these are the result of male jealousy and paternal uncertainty (being unable to be certain he is the father of her children).]]> 2016-06-06 11:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113775774 If a man’s partner is unfaithful and has a relationship with another man, he runs the risk of cuckoldry (that he may unwittingly invest resources in rearing children that are not his own). Male sexual jealousy may therefore have evolved to prevent infidelity by women and reduce the risk of cuckoldry. daniel_paynter https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113775822 2016-06-06 11:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113775822 Buss (1988) argues that males have developed strategies for mate retention. These include direct guarding (restricting her movements) of the female and negative inducements to prevent her straying (financial control, threat of violence if they are unfaithful or even so much as look at another man, etc). daniel_paynter https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113776002 2016-06-06 11:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113776002 daniel_paynter https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113776028 2016-06-06 11:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113776028 Wilson et al (1995) daniel_paynter https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113776113 found support for the link between sexual jealousy, mate retention and violence. In a questionnaire, women who indicated that their partners were jealous and did not like them talking to other men were twice as likely to have experienced violence from their partners (72% of these needing medical attention).]]> 2016-06-06 11:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113776113 Shackleton et al (2005) daniel_paynter https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113776194 also demonstrated the link between mate retention, jealousy and violence. They surveyed 461 men and 560 women who were all in committed heterosexual relationships. The men answered questions about their use of mate retention techniques, and the women were asked about their partners’ use of mate retention techniques and how violent their male partners were. There was a positive correlation found between men who used mate retention techniques of direct guarding and negative inducements and their use of violence. Men also tended to use emotional manipulation as a mate retention technique. The women’s results confirmed this as there was also a positive correlation between those that had jealous partners and being the victims of violence.]]> 2016-06-06 11:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113776194 Uxorocide (wife-killing) ed_winter https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113776623 2016-06-06 11:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_paynter/b1ga5wkfbwra/wish/113776623