Evolutionary models for male androphilia

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dc.contributor.authorForrester, Deanna Lee
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorVasey, Paul L.
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-29T17:44:13Z
dc.date.available2012-03-29T17:44:13Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionviii, 113 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractAndrophilia refers to sexual attraction and arousal to adult males, whereas gynephilia refers to sexual attraction and arousal to adult females. Prehistoric artifacts such as art and pottery indicate that male-male same sex behaviour has existed for millennia. Bearing this in mind, and considering that male androphilia has a genetic component yet androphilic males reproduce at a fraction of the rate than do gynephilic males, how the genes for male androphilia have been maintained in the population presents an evolutionary puzzle. This thesis tests two hypotheses that attempt to address this Darwinian paradox. Chapter one reviews the current literature on the kin selection hypothesis and the sexually antagonistic gene hypothesis. In addition, rationales for testing these hypotheses in Canada are provided. Chapter two tests the kin selection hypothesis for male androphilia within a Canadian population. Results and implications are discussed. Chapter three tests the sexually antagonistic gene hypothesis within a Canadian population. Results and implications are discussed. Chapter four summarizes the results of the two studies and discusses how these findings may be interpreted from an evolutionary perspective. The impacts of gene-environment interaction on the functional behavioral expression of traits are emphasized.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/2631
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Psychology, 2011en_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.subjectSexual attractionen_US
dc.subjectGaysen_US
dc.subjectGay menen_US
dc.subjectMale homosexualityen_US
dc.subjectKin selection (Evolution)en_US
dc.subjectEvolutionen_US
dc.subjectEvolutionary geneticsen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleEvolutionary models for male androphiliaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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