Does Evolutionary Theory Explain Psychological Sex Differences in Humans?
YES: David M. Buss: Psychological Sex Differences: Origins Through Sexual Selection,” American Psychologist. NO: Anne Fausto-Sterling: Beyond Difference: A Biologist’s Perspective,” Journal of Social Issues. Psychologist David M. Buss applies evolutionary theory to explain psychological differences between human males and females. Biologist Anne Fausto-Sterling questions Buss’s theory and calls for the application of stricter standards to evolutionary accounts of human behavior.