Contrasting Romance Novels and Pornography: Male and Female Preference

Contrasting Romance Novels and Pornography Male and Fe masculine PreferencesI dont think Ive ever read a romance novel, not for school, and certainly not for my own enjoyment. Although Im not much into pornography either, I get much more than excited looking at visual images of prepossessing women than if I were exclusively reading about them. Growing up, I remember the opposite to be true for my older sister, who often had romance novels lying around in her room. The contrasts between romance novels and pornography underscore how different female and male erotic fantasies are. These differences reflect human evolutionary history and the disparate inner selection pressures women and men experience.According to our course handbook and as certify throughout history, men go been larger, and thus, the hunters. The role of women has been that of the gatherer, and also the rearing of offspring. To tending men during hunts for food, natural selection has led males to develop e nhanced spacial and visual skills, to better coordinate their attacks. Females instead, have developed better oral and language skills for communication. Since men have adapted to become more antiphonary to visual stimuli, male sexual fantasies have become dominated by visual imagery, while female sexual fantasies place emphasis on the personal characteristics of the partner and the turned on(p) context of the encounter.The pornography industry has changed picayune since Victorian times, it is almost exclusively aimed at males (heterosexual and homosexual) it is overwhelmingly visual involves some(prenominal) different youthful and attractive partners, and provides instant sexual gratification without the have for emotional commitment. On the other hand, romance novels ... ...ductive success (Galanti 2003).Mass-market pornography aimed at men, and romance novels for women feed off the basic desires of each sex. Variety, and young, visually attractive women are what men wi sh for, while women enjoy the romance and emotional involvement of intimate relationships. These preferences are fundamental in their sexual behavior, and have evolved throughout history.Works CitedGalanti, G. (2003). maturationary Perspective on Sex and Gender, radical Concepts. CSULA.Kastleman, Mark. (2003). How internet pornographers market to women vs men. http//www.1stopwebprotect.com/webprotect_articles/men_women.htmlSalmon, Catherine. (2003). Warrior Lovers Erotic fiction, evolution and female sexuality. London Yale University Press.Symons, Donald. (1979). The Evolution of Human Sexuality. New York Oxford University Press.