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'''Briffault's law''' holds that women are the gatekeepers in any sexual regards and | '''Briffault's law''' holds that women are the gatekeepers in any sexual regards and thus have a surprising amount of power over males. Buxton and Briffault (1927) defined it as follows: | ||
{{quote|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, Buxton LHD. 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>}} | {{quote|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, Buxton LHD. 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>}} | ||
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== Explanation == | == Explanation == | ||
Briffault's law is a consequence of [[Bateman's principle]] which states women are choosier due to greater parental investment. Being more [[sexual selector|choosy]], women are overall [[libido|less interested]] in any sexual contact. This, in turn, means men have fewer dating opportunities on average, so men more likely make compromises out of sexual frustration ([[principle of least interest]]). This allows women substantial decision power in sexual matters, which they can exploit | Briffault's law is a consequence of [[Bateman's principle]] which states women are choosier due to greater parental investment. Being more [[sexual selector|choosy]], women are overall [[libido|less interested]] in any sexual contact. This, in turn, means men have fewer dating opportunities on average, so men more likely make compromises out of sexual frustration ([[principle of least interest]]). This allows women substantial decision power in sexual matters, which they can exploit by strategically withholding sex.<ref name=roy>Baumeister RF, Vohs KD. 2004. ''Sexual Economics: Sex as Female Resource for Social Exchange in Heterosexual Interactions.'' Personality and Social Psychology. Vol. 8, No. 4, 339–363. [[https://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/71503.pdf FullText]]</ref> The principle of least interest is one cause of [[hypergamy]], i.e. the tendency that women date up because making compromises means dating down. | ||
== Evidence == | == Evidence == | ||