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Male Behavior and Female Reproductive Strategies

Male Behavior and Female Reproductive Strategies. Brandon Ikeda, Mari Kawakami, a nd Andrew Satnick. Article Information . Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds

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Male Behavior and Female Reproductive Strategies

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  1. Male Behavior and Female Reproductive Strategies Brandon Ikeda, Mari Kawakami, and Andrew Satnick Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

  2. Article Information • Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds • Citation: Hendrie, C. A., Mannion, H. D., & Godfrey, G. K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704 Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

  3. What are the strategies that males and females use? • Do they differ? • Are the men attracting the females or visa versa? • Where can we see these strategies in action? Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

  4. Nightclubs • Article: “Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds” • Examined differences in male and female strategies of attracting a mate • Focused on female strategies (what attracted males) Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

  5. Methods • Observers watched people from balcony as they danced on the dance floor • Took note of male and female behavior • Style of dancing, clothing, dance initiation • Behavioral invitations to approach – eye contact, smiles, and hand gestures not recorded • Intrinsic variations in physical beauty were not recorded Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

  6. Female Strategies From the study, researches examined female behavior in terms of: • Body Exposure • Breast Exposure • Dancing Style Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

  7. Results This table shows the ~50% increase of couples leaving the nightclub, Suggesting that nightclubs are a common place to meet and use their strategies to find a mate Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

  8. Body Exposure Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

  9. Breast Exposure Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

  10. Dance Style Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

  11. Male Strategies • Men were more likely to approach women • Of 126 observed dancing, 105 were initiated by a man approaching a woman • Major sex difference in approach behavior • Males more stimulated to approach due to three factors • Men essentially offer themselves for selection Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

  12. Approach Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

  13. Conclusion • Nightclubs function as leks, or places to seek access to mates • Couples walking out of the club 50% higher than couples who walked into the club (see Table 1) • Women dress to impress, dance with few inhibitions • There is a threshold of flesh exposure beyond which further exposure no longer increases attractiveness to males Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

  14. Conclusion • Initiating dance • Mostly men initiated dancing with females after they were attracted to them • Thereby placing females in competition with each other to attract male approaches • Female competition is not physical • Differs from male intrasexual selection, which is normally violent Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

  15. Critical Review Interesting Points • The Chart (Table 1) – This table shows, on average, there is a 50% increase in the number of couples leaving nightclubs in comparison to the number of couples originally arriving at the nightclub. • The article places the burden of “intrasexual selection” on human females – that is, women are competing for access to human males, whereas it usually male mammals that must compete for access to females (i.e. male elephant seals). • There is a threshold of flesh exposure beyond which further exposure no longer increases attractiveness to males. Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

  16. Critical Review (Continued) Weak or Confusing Points • Observer bias: observers making assumptions, thinking interactions are significant when it may not be, misinterpreting flirting, etc. • The observers only consider the physical interactions and do not consider the explicit verbal communication that occurs between men and women. • Among other things, the observers only collect data on the apparent net amount of couples leaving the nightclub; however, they do not explain or seem to consider the gross amount of approaches and rejections occurring over the span of the night Hendrie, C.A., Mannion, H.D., & Godfrey, G.K. (2009). Evidence to suggest that nightclubs function as human sexual display grounds. Behaviour, 146(10), 1331-1348. doi:10.1163/156853909X427704

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