![]() ![]() ![]() Far from causing jealousy, social equilibrium and reciprocal obligation were strengthened by playful sexual interactions. According to the book, sexual interactions strengthened the bond of trust in the groups. ![]() This dynamic is similar to the mating system of bonobos. Before agriculture, according to the authors, sex was relatively promiscuous and paternity was not a concern. The authors contend that mobile, self-contained groups of hunter-gatherers were the norm for humans before agriculture led to high population density. In opposition to what the authors see as the "standard narrative" of human sexual evolution, they contend that having multiple sexual partners was common and accepted in the environment of evolutionary adaptedness. Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality is a 2010 book about the evolution of human mating systems by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá. ![]()
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