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Stonehill's Essay 'Modern Dating, Prehistoric Style'

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According to Carolyn Stonehill who wrote the essay, “Modern Dating, Prehistoric Style”, a girl being attracted to a guy is an example modern dating. She starts out with the question, do we pick our mates based on our culture of prehistoric ancestors or our own beliefs? In the essay it is discussed how women pick their mates based on their needs. Explaining that women pick mates that can provide more resources for them and their children. Men on the other hand have shown they choose their mates based on health and physical traits. Carolyn touches base on whether or not media effects our choices of mates or does it mock our ancestral predispositions. Research she has found shows Ian Tattersall believes that everyone chooses their mates based
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