On the surface, the basis of evolutionary psychology seems simple. Wright claims, " the human mind, like any other organ, was designed for the purpose of transmitting genes to the next generation (Wright 280)." The feelings and thoughts the human mind creates was best described as relating to how the feelings of hunger, no less than the stomach, is here because it helped keep our ancestors alive long enough to reproduce and rear their young (Wright 220). In this article, he explained the importance of having such feelings, because ancestors who would have lacked them, would essentially not have became ancestors due to their inability to survive. When referring to evoluntionary psychology, terms like 'sexual strategy' also come into play'. This term, like the examples Wright provided, refers to preferences for a particular mate, feelings of love, desire for sex, and jealousy, as psychological mechanisms.
Perhaps evolution of humans beings and sexuality, is actually the cause for the rise of failures in monogamous marriage, or marriage itself. The world has so greatly evolved, that the principles that Buss discussed, such as sexual strategies I discussed previously, or the process by which selecting a mate is sought out is no longer based off of their own personal need for survival. Although one may select a mate based off of their income and ability to support a family, it is not essential to their own survival. Another challenge with preservation of monogamy in the modern world lies in movies, billboards, and magazines (Wirhgt 286). In the long ago world, their was no photography that basically shaped the male mind. In the deep level, a male may respond to such photos and if they were possible mates alluring alternatives to dull, monogamous devotion (Wright 286).
If heterosexual monogamous marriage is not preserved then it very likely that is will permit social inequality. Practicing otherwise will lead them to believe they have more power or social status than the average Joe (Wright 286". Again, considering an alternative to monogamous marriage, such as polygyny, Wright says " it lets powerful men grab extra sexual resources (women) leaving less fortunate men without mates, or atleast without mates young enough to bear children. Thus, the divorce rate would not only end the marriage of some men but also prevent marriage of others, and possibly lower the possibilties of reproducing. People in all cultures experience love and have coined specific words for it (Buss 262). The fact that love has pervaded, convinces us that love, within the important components of commitment, tenderness, and passion, is inevitably part of the human experience, within the grasp of everyone (Buss 262). Monogamous marriages should not only be preserved for issues like social order, reproduction reasons, gender roles and organization, but for this key component of human experience- love.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
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