Evolutionary AO1

• explains aggression through natural selection. For aggression to be adaptive, it has to serve a purpose
• David Buss identified 7 adaptations of aggression in humans:

  • self defence
  • reputation to ward off future aggression
  • to achieve status - more allies and fewer enemies
  • Get and keep a better share of resources. Pinker states aggression evolved in men to compete for women
  • deny own resources to children of rivals
  • prevent other males from sharing the prime females
  • prevent partner from being unfaithful
• Intra group aggression

  • Daly and Wilson said male-male aggression among young men is common in all human cultures - suggesting it is evolutionary
  • Potts and Hayden said war and aggression aimed to control womens mating habits since the development of farming made the inheritance of land important. Jealousy has evolved as a male response to the threat of infidelity. Jealous males are determined to pass on their own genes.
• intra group

  Daly and Wilson: men may use jealousy and violence to control partners sexual behaviour. Violence is not intended to kill but may have that result. E.g., fertile young women are 10x at risk of domestic violence.