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Less restricted mating, low contact with kin, and the role of culture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2005

Lesley Newson  and
Tom Postmes
Lesley Newson*
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Exeter, ExeterEX4 4QG, United Kingdomhttp://www.ex.ac.uk/~ln202http://www.ex.ac.uk/~tpostmes
Tom Postmes*
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Exeter, ExeterEX4 4QG, United Kingdomhttp://www.ex.ac.uk/~ln202http://www.ex.ac.uk/~tpostmes
*
L.Newson@ex.ac.uk
T.Postmes@ex.ac.uk
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Abstract:

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On the basis of a reinterpretation of the International Sexuality Description Project (ISDP) data, we suggest that findings are consistent with the view that human reproductive behaviour is largely under social control. Behaviours associated with a high Sociosexual Orientation Index (SOI) may be part of a progressive change in reproductive behaviour initiated by the dispersal of kin that occurs as societies modernize.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , April 2005 , pp. 291 - 292
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005