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This chapter argues that the transition from pre-industrialism to post-industrialism has brought a radical change in the relative strength of the different sexual selection forces, resulting into a considerable mismatch between the environment adaptations involved in mating that have evolved to function optimally and the demands of the environment that they actually have to function currently. As a consequence, several mechanisms may fail to meet the demands of the modern context, causing individuals difficulties in the mating domain. The chapter nominates such mechanisms, including mechanisms responsible for sexual functioning, certain personality traits, and mechanisms responsible for attention to looks.
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Apostolou, M. (2017). Environmental Mismatches and Mating Effectiveness. In: Sexual Selection in Homo sapiens. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58999-2_11
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