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Female [[hypergamy]] exaggerates Bateman's Principle in humans and makes it worse. This is partially why men complain more than women do about access to sexual intimacy. [[hypergamy#GINI coefficients|Studies have shown]], and academics such as scholar [[Angela Nagle]] and sexologist [[Kristin Spitznogle]] have argued that Bateman's Priniciple indeed applies to modern humans. | Female [[hypergamy]] exaggerates Bateman's Principle in humans and makes it worse. This is partially why men complain more than women do about access to sexual intimacy. [[hypergamy#GINI coefficients|Studies have shown]], and academics such as scholar [[Angela Nagle]] and sexologist [[Kristin Spitznogle]] have argued that Bateman's Priniciple indeed applies to modern humans. | ||
==Increased | ==Increased Intensity== | ||
Nagle, Spitznogle, and others such as [[Rodger Devlin]] also say that this genderized sexual stratification in access to mates being intensified as a result of [[feminism|female sexual liberation]]. | Nagle, Spitznogle, and others such as [[Rodger Devlin]] also say that this genderized sexual stratification in access to mates being intensified as a result of [[feminism|female sexual liberation]]. | ||
==Proof== | |||
A study that analyzed changes in the distribution of sex partners from 2002 to 2011-2013 showed that compared to 2002, top 20% of men (in terms of [[LMS]]) now had a 25% increase in sexual partners, and the top 5% of men had an outstanding 38% increase in the number of sexual partners. The study commented that “no significant changes were identified among women in the top 20% and top 5%, overall, and among subgroups”<ref>https://journals.lww.com/stdjournal/Fulltext/2017/02000/Changes_in_the_Distribution_of_Sex_Partners_in_the.5.aspx</ref>. | A study that analyzed changes in the distribution of sex partners from 2002 to 2011-2013 showed that compared to 2002, top 20% of men (in terms of [[LMS]]) now had a 25% increase in sexual partners, and the top 5% of men had an outstanding 38% increase in the number of sexual partners. The study commented that “no significant changes were identified among women in the top 20% and top 5%, overall, and among subgroups”<ref>https://journals.lww.com/stdjournal/Fulltext/2017/02000/Changes_in_the_Distribution_of_Sex_Partners_in_the.5.aspx</ref>. | ||