Kin selection and male androphilia : sociocultural influences on the expression of kin-directed altruism

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dc.contributor.authorAbild, Miranda L.
dc.contributor.supervisorVasey, Paul L.
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-01T22:53:02Z
dc.date.available2012-11-01T22:53:02Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionix, 81 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractThe Kin Selection Hypothesis proposes that the genes associated with male androphilia (i.e., sexual attraction/arousal to adult males) may be maintained over evolutionary time if the fitness costs of not reproducing directly are offset by increasing one’s indirect fitness. Theoretically, this could be accomplished by allocating altruism toward kin which would increase the recipient’s ability to survive and reproduce. Evidence for this hypothesis has been garnered through research conducted in Samoa however, no support has been garnered from research conducted in more industrialized cultures (i.e., USA, UK, Japan). In this thesis, I use a Canadian population to examine: (1) the role geographic proximity plays in the expression of androphilic male avuncularity and (2) whether androphilic males direct altruism toward the children of friends who might represent proxies for nieces and nephews in more industrialized cultures. Other sociocultural factors that potentially influence the expression of androphilic male avuncularity are also discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3213
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, c2012en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectTransgender people -- Samoaen_US
dc.subjectTransgender people -- Canadaen_US
dc.subjectGay men -- Samoaen_US
dc.subjectGay men -- Canadaen_US
dc.subjectAltruism -- Samoaen_US
dc.subjectAltruism -- Canadaen_US
dc.subjectHelping behavior -- Samoaen_US
dc.subjectHelping behavior -- Canadaen_US
dc.subjectKinship -- Samoaen_US
dc.subjectKinship -- Canadaen_US
dc.subjectKin selection (Evolution)en_US
dc.subjectEvolutionary genetics -- Researchen_US
dc.titleKin selection and male androphilia : sociocultural influences on the expression of kin-directed altruismen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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