Born Both Ways: The Alloparenting Hypothesis for Sexual Fluidity in Women

Given the primacy of reproduction, same-sex sexual behavior poses an evolutionary puzzle. Why would selection fashion motivational mechanisms to engage in sexual behaviors with members of the same sex? We propose the alloparenting hypothesis, which posits that sexual fluidity in women is a contingen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Barry X. Kuhle, Sarah Radtke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-04-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491301100202