AO1

• evolutionary approach


  some behaviours can be explained by our evolutionary history

  focuses on a 10,000 to 5 million year window known as the 'environment of evolutionary adaptions'

  some behaviours are now believed to be maladaptive due to dramatic changes in living conditions
• cuckoldry is when a person is aggressive in order to decrease the chances that their partner is having sex with other people - found mostly in males as they can't be sure they are raising their child.
• Wilson and Daly - mate retention strategies

  researched why men can be aggressive when sexually jealous and found two main strategies used to keep their mates to themselves:

  1. direct guarding - watching their partner and restricting their movements
  2. negative inducements - threatening to do something terrible if their partner leaves
• Wilson


  women who reported their partners as using mate retention strategies were twice as likely to have experienced physical violence from their partners
• male bullying


  traits of dominance, strength and access to resources is attractive to women

  wards off potential rivals

  being the bully decreased health risks
• female bullying


  more common in adults within a relationship as a way of control over their partner

  serves to ensure their parter stays and provides for off-spring