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'''Briffault's law''' holds that females only associate with men when they can personally benefit from doing so. In other words, that females exhibit [[non-altruism]] and are by default cold-hearted toward males. Buxton and Briffault (1927) defined it as follows: | '''Briffault's law''' holds that females only associate with men when they can personally benefit from doing so. In other words, that females exhibit [[non-altruism]] and are by default cold-hearted toward males. Buxton and Briffault (1927) defined it as follows: | ||
{{ | {{cquote|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>}} | ||
Briggault's law 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]].<ref>Buxton LHD. 1927. ''The mothers: a study of the origins of sentiments and institutions.'' [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2984756/ Abstract]]</ref> The concept is related to the [[principle of least interest]]. | Briggault's law 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]].<ref>Buxton LHD. 1927. ''The mothers: a study of the origins of sentiments and institutions.'' [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2984756/ Abstract]]</ref> The concept is related to the [[principle of least interest]]. | ||