What Women Want--What Men Want: Why the Sexes Still See Love and Commitment So Differently
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (549 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195131037 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Evolutionary psychology made easy" according to Harmonious. Mr.Townsend is both an accomplished writer and an able social scientist. This book states that there are some basic evolutionary traits that are particular to each one of the sexes. For example, men want to "score" as often as possible with the most beautiful and desirable women. To do so, they resort to different tactics ranging from false commitment promises to actual commitment at some degr. women want status; men want beauty -- If you're a woman over 30, less than a perfect ten, and wondering whether you'll ever find a good man, look no further. This book will confirm that you're doomed to spinsterhood. All men are looking for that beautiful twenty-year old blonde with the perfect body. Seriously, the basic premise of the book is that men prize a woman's youth & physical attractiveness first and foremost (and almost . It clarifies male/female issues greatly jim.woodhill@usa.net Dr. Townsend's book provides a useful review of what Evolutionary Psychologists (as well as every intellectually honest lay observer) already know about the forces that account for the way men and women relate. To this he adds some useful and evocative interview-based research. I am sending copies to all my educated single female friends, and am keeping a copy for my hoped-for future daughter.
Townsend, a professor of anthropology who has published many scholarly articles, explores why this hasn't changed despite the changing sex roles and economies of modern American society. Even among "liberated" individuals, these statements hold true. A well-written, well-researched, and fascinating read; recommended.?Elizabeth Caulfield Felt, Holland Lib., Washington State Univ., PullmanCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. . Men want young, beautiful women and casual sexual relationships; women look for committed relationships with men of wealth and
Wilson, Desmond Morris, and David Buss, What Women Want--What Men Want offers compelling new evidence about the real reasons behind men's and women's differing sexual psychologies and sheds new light on what men and women look for in a mate, the predicament of marriage in the modern world, the relation between sex and emotion, and many other hotly debated questions. Lucidly and accessibly written, What Women Want--What Men Want shows us why we are the way we are and brings new clarity to one of the most intractable debates of our time.. Indeed, wherever men possess sexual alternatives to marriage, and women possess economic alternatives, divorce rates will be high. O. In a fascinating series of experiments, men and women were asked to indicate preferences for potential mates based on their attractiveness and apparent economic status. Drawing upon 2000 questionnaires and 200 intimate interviews that show how our sexual psychologies affect everyday decisions, John