Naturally Selective: Evolution, Orgasm, and Female Choice
Robert King
May 2025 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Robert King
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Researchers of human behavior have identified an "orgasm gap": Men usually orgasm during intercourse, whereas women often do not. This book addresses this mystery. The two leading explanations are either that women are "psychologically broken"—Freud's theory—or badly designed—the "by-product theory." However, there is a much more compelling third explanation. Evolutionary biology, anatomy, physiology, and direct sex research suggest women have evolved under their own selection pressures and orgasm is a fitness-increasing consequence of such selective factors. This is revealed in their patterns of orgasmic response, which are neither random nor inexplicable.
Key Features
● Synthesizes decades of peer-reviewed sex research in anatomy, biology, physiology, and behavior
● Engagingly written based on feedback from students, peers, and interested lay persons
● Makes sense of the "orgasm gap" between men and women
● Provides a wider context of human sexual dimorphism and mutual sexual selection
● Balances sex research and real-world research and practical applications
Key Features
● Synthesizes decades of peer-reviewed sex research in anatomy, biology, physiology, and behavior
● Engagingly written based on feedback from students, peers, and interested lay persons
● Makes sense of the "orgasm gap" between men and women
● Provides a wider context of human sexual dimorphism and mutual sexual selection
● Balances sex research and real-world research and practical applications
Researchers of human behavior have identified an "orgasm gap": Men usually orgasm during intercourse, whereas women often do not. This book addresses this mystery. The two leading explanations are either that women are "psychologically broken"—Freud's theory—or badly designed—the "by-product theo...
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