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'''Briffault's law''' is defined as follows: "The female, not the male, determines all the conditions of the animal family. Where the [[femoid|female]] can derive no benefit from association with the male, no such association takes place.". | '''Briffault's law''' is defined as follows: "The female, not the male, determines all the conditions of the animal family. Where the [[femoid|female]] can derive no benefit from association with the male, no such association takes place.".<ref>Briffault R, Dudley LHB. 1927. ''The Mothers: A Study of the Origins of Sentiments and Institutions''. Vol. I, p. 191 [[https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=0jMEAQAAIAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA1 Book]]</ref> | ||
It was defined in 1927 by Dudley Buxton and was widely known in biological, sociological, and gender studies circles during the 20th century. In the 21st century the term became mainly relegated to the [[manosphere]]. | It was defined in 1927 by Dudley Buxton and was widely known in biological, sociological, and gender studies circles during the 20th century. In the 21st century the term became mainly relegated to the [[manosphere]]. | ||
Striking evidence of Briffault's law is summarized in [[Roy Baumeister|Roy Baumeister's]] study on sexual economics:<ref> | Striking evidence of Briffault's law is summarized in [[Roy Baumeister|Roy Baumeister's]] study on sexual economics:<ref>https://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/71503.pdf</ref> | ||
{{quote|If sex is a female resource, then it will ultimately be up to the woman to decide when and whether sexual relations commence. This view of women as sexual gate-keepers was supported by Cohen and Shotland (1996), who computed correlations between when people thought sex should start in a given relationship and when they actually began having sex. For the hapless men, the correlation was not even significant (r = 19),indicating that their wishes and preferences were essentially irrelevant, whereas for women the correlation was very high (r = 88), indicating that sex occurred when they preferred. This study also found that men wanted sex to commence earlier than the women.Thus, women decide when sex commences, and the man’s role is to invest time, money, attention, commitment, and other resources until the woman is sufficiently satisfied.}} | {{quote|If sex is a female resource, then it will ultimately be up to the woman to decide when and whether sexual relations commence. This view of women as sexual gate-keepers was supported by Cohen and Shotland (1996), who computed correlations between when people thought sex should start in a given relationship and when they actually began having sex. For the hapless men, the correlation was not even significant (r = 19),indicating that their wishes and preferences were essentially irrelevant, whereas for women the correlation was very high (r = 88), indicating that sex occurred when they preferred. This study also found that men wanted sex to commence earlier than the women.Thus, women decide when sex commences, and the man’s role is to invest time, money, attention, commitment, and other resources until the woman is sufficiently satisfied.}} | ||
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*[[Hypergamy]] | *[[Hypergamy]] | ||
*[[Fisherian runaway]] | *[[Fisherian runaway]] | ||
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