Ethnography, cultural context, and assessments of reproductive success matter when discussing human mating strategies

Agustin Fuentes

doi:10.1017/S0140525X05310053

Ethnography, cultural context, and assessments of reproductive success matter when discussing human mating strategies

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The target article effectively assesses multiple hypotheses for human sexuality, demonstrating support for a complex, integrated perspective. However, care must be taken when extrapolating human universal patterns from specific cultural subsets without appropriate ethnographic contexts. Although it makes a strong contribution to the investigation of human sexuality, the basal reliance on a reductionist perspective constrains the full efficacy of this research.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	284-285
Number of pages	2
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	28
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X05310053
State	Published - Apr 2005
Externally published	Yes

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Physiology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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Ethnography, cultural context, and assessments of reproductive success matter when discussing human mating strategies

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