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Some research has indicated that children that have received higher levels of exposure to prenatal androgens had lower quality social relationships and more restricted interests (boys only in this sample) essentially implicating higher neurological masculization in the development of (sub-clinical) autistic traits,<ref>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15679528/</ref> in line with the extreme male brain theory of autism. As even subclinical autistic traits seem to be linked to less social connectedness and loneliness<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-018-3812-6</ref> it therefore likely that exposure to excess levels of testosterone in the prenatal environment is associated with lower social status, less romantic success and other negative social outcomes, suggesting that this trait is subject to significant balancing selection in modern society. | Some research has indicated that children that have received higher levels of exposure to prenatal androgens had lower quality social relationships and more restricted interests (boys only in this sample) essentially implicating higher neurological masculization in the development of (sub-clinical) autistic traits,<ref>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15679528/</ref> in line with the extreme male brain theory of autism. As even subclinical autistic traits seem to be linked to less social connectedness and loneliness<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-018-3812-6</ref> it therefore likely that exposure to excess levels of testosterone in the prenatal environment is associated with lower social status, less romantic success and other negative social outcomes, suggesting that this trait is subject to significant balancing selection in modern society. | ||
Together with the general [[feminization]] of post-industrial Western society, this may result in [[evolutionary mismatch|evolutionary mismatches]] wherein | Together with the general [[feminization]] of post-industrial Western society, this may result in [[evolutionary mismatch|evolutionary mismatches]] wherein excess levels of masculinity and (certain) testosterone-related traits may be generally associated with lower social status. Other research has indicated that the broader autism phenotype (BAP) may have had certain adaptive qualities that were evolutionarily selected for in the past, suggesting that neurological masculinzation may previously benefited males [[reproductive success]].<ref>https://www.proquest.com/openview/3b780f7e3a7306b98c528f5dcea7bc46/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750</ref> | ||
Some traits that are linked to higher levels of testosterone exposure in the womb, such as systematizing, may also promote the attainment of social status and wealth, leading to higher fitness and reproductive success. It is plausible that a shift from mating systems based around [[arranged marriage]] and female economic dependence on men towards greater female mate choice together with a greater tendency towards hierarchies being based around likability sheer competence in modern service economies has resulted in lowered sexual success for men that are prone towards systematizing, thus leading to yet another potential evolutionary mismatch. | Some traits that are linked to higher levels of testosterone exposure in the womb, such as systematizing, may also promote the attainment of social status and wealth, leading to higher fitness and reproductive success. It is plausible that a shift from mating systems based around [[arranged marriage]] and female economic dependence on men towards greater female mate choice together with a greater tendency towards hierarchies being based around likability sheer competence in modern service economies has resulted in lowered sexual success for men that are prone towards systematizing, thus leading to yet another potential evolutionary mismatch. | ||