Evolutionary psychology and the search for sex differences.

Comments on D. M. Buss' (see record 1995-21138-001) comment on A. H. Eagly's (See PA, Vol 82:21141) discussion comparing the sexes in scientific research. The author disagrees with Buss' use of the paternity hypothesis as the evolutionary basis for human gender differences. The author believes that feminist theory provides a more parsimonious theoretical perspective for most observed gender differences in human behavior and argues that a focus on gender differences, rather than gender overlap, is not representative of current theories about evolutionary adaptation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)