The evolution of puritanical morality has not always served to strengthen cooperation, but to reinforce male dominance and exclude women

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Szocik, Konrad
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2023-10-04
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Cambridge University Press
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Abstract
Puritanical morality regulates a range of seemingly insignificant behaviors, including those involving human sexuality. A sizable portion of the latter particularly burdens women, who are held responsible for the moral conduct of men. In my paper, I show that these norms have not necessarily served to evolve cooperation, but to subjugate and eliminate women from public life.
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puritanical morality    evolution of cooperation    women
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Szocik K. The evolution of puritanical morality has not always served to strengthen cooperation, but to reinforce male dominance and exclude women. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 2023;46:e316. doi:10.1017/S0140525X23000523
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https://open.icm.edu.pl/handle/123456789/23988
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