Evolutionary psychologists turn attention to romantic fiction
Darwinian mating instincts are apparently behind prevalence of cowboys and doctors in Harlequin's titles
Why are women attracted to books with titles such as The Texas Billionaire's Pregnant Bride and The Nurse's Brooding Boss? It's because they portray the embodiment of female desires, evolved over centuries, according to two Canadian researchers who analysed more than 15,000 Harlequin romance novels to see if they bore out evolutionary psychology.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Thursday, 4 March, 2010
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