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Author:

Townsend, John Marshall.

Title:

What women want--what men want : why the sexes still see love and commitment so differently / John Marshall Townsend.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

1998

Description:

x, 287 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Sex differences (Psychology)
Man-woman relationships.
Men--Psychology.
Men--Sexual behavior.
Women--Psychology.
Women--Sexual behavior.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-282) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: attractiveness, sexuality, and choosing mates -- Women's and men's sexualities: differences in arousal, goals, and selectivity --Emotional alarms: the link between sex and love -- What do women want? women's perceptions of sexual attractiveness -- Choosing partners for marriage: male status and female competition -- What do men want? men's criteria for choosing partners -- The dating-mating market: the man shortage and marriage squeeze -- Romance, male dominance and the quest for investment -- What men and women want in marriage -- Who does the diapers and the dishes? the domestic division of labor -- Are men and women alike around the globe? sex in China and Somoa -- Conclusion: coping with sex differences and cultural change.

ISBN:

9780195114881 (alk. paper)
0195114884 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)37902370

LCCN:

97043547

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville) — 155.33 T748

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella) — 155.33 To 8, w

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)