作者: T.H. CLUTTON-BROCK , G.A. PARKER
关键词: Harassment 、 Intimidation 、 Social psychology 、 Animal species 、 Game theory 、 Attrition 、 Developmental psychology 、 Sexual coercion 、 Sexual conflict 、 Psychology
摘要: In a wide range of animal species, males coerce females to mate with them, either by physically forcing them to mate, by harassing them until they mate or by punishing persistent refusal to mate. The first section of this paper argues that the possibility of forced copulation can generate arms races between males and females that may have substantial costs to both sexes. In the second section, it is suggested that sexual harassment commonly represents a 'war of attrition'between the sexes; existing game theory models that may apply …