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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Across many societies, liberal attitudes toward women’s sexuality have expanded personal freedoms greatly.
Chapter 3: As financial and social risks decline, premarital pregnancies have become more common overall.
Chapter 4: The forces of supply and demand have made women more sexually active in college today overall.
Chapter 5: Internet dating sites’ criteria often create an overly thin marketplace.
Chapter 6: Marriage makes strong economic sense for household tasks and the bedroom.
Chapter 7: Improved economics have displaced polygamy, in favor of well-educated wives wielding marital power.
Chapter 8: Divorce rates closely correlate with financial security and broader economic equality.
Description
Dollars and Sex (2013) demystifies the complex issues of sex and love by looking beyond the raging hormones and cultural mores and exploring the driving force behind most of the world’s sexual trends: economics. By applying simple economic theory, we can better understand why we regard romance the way we do as well as why contemporary relationships face so many challenges.
Who Should Listen
- Economists and cognitive scientists
- Readers curious about the relationship between money and love
- Couples hoping to learn more about sexual and marital behavior