1. TILL DEATH DO US APART BY: TANDY KAUR RADHA VASHIST

2. OUTLINE  INTRODUCTION  EXAMPLES  STRATEGIES  PROBLEMS WITH THE GOOD WIFE THEORY  ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES  CONCLUSION  REFERENCES

3. TRUE LOVE IS RARE AND PRECIOUS Princess Desktop Online Homepage. www.tracemaesthemeland.com/ royalcouples.jpg Accessed on 05/24/05.. www.tracemaesthemeland.com/ royalcouples.jpg

4. TRUE MONOGAMY IS RARE  JACKDAW  KIRK DIK-DIK  CALIFORNIA MICE  HAMSTER  BLACK VULTURES

5. STRATEGIES USED  #OF OFFSPRING DIRECTLY RELATED TO SURVIVAL OF MONOGAMY  GOOD WIFE THEORY OF MONOGAMY. FEMALE PLOT FORCED ON MALES FEMALE PLOT FORCED ON MALES  FEMALES ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN

6. WHY SHOULD A GIRL TOLERATE SOME OAF HANGING ABOUT?  DEFEND TERRITORY  POP EM OUT THEORY (Djungarian hamsters)  TAKE CARE OF OFFSPRINGS

7. Problems with good wife theory  1. It takes into account that male is flirtatious whenever possible.  FLIRTATIOUS MALENON- FLIRTATIOUS

8. CONTINUATION II. Male can still be monogamous even if they don’t help raise offspring. KIRK DIK- DIK II. Male can still be monogamous even if they don’t help raise offspring. KIRK DIK- DIKMale Female with offspring offspring

9. CONTINUATION III. Doing female chores does not guarantee faithful male. III. Doing female chores does not guarantee faithful male. DWARF LEMUR DWARF LEMUR http://animals.timduru.org/dirlist/lemur/Fat-tailedDwarfLemur_on_branch.jpg

10. ADVANTAGES OF MONOGAMY LESS DISEASE HIGH SECURITY FOR OFFSPRING LESS DISEASE HIGH SECURITY FOR OFFSPRING Birley H, and Renton A. “The Evolution Of Monogamy In Humans” Accessed on 05/22/05. http://sti.bmjjournals.com/http://sti.bmjjournals.com/

11. DISADVANTES OF MONOGAMY Birley H, and Renton A. “The Evolution Of Monogamy In Humans” Accessed on 05/22/05. http://sti.bmjjournals.com/http://sti.bmjjournals.com/ REDUCING GENETIC VARIABLITY REDUCING GENETIC VARIABLITY

12. CONCLUSION Humans are naturally promiscuous. Humans are naturally promiscuous. Monogamy is safer for the survival of the individual. Monogamy is safer for the survival of the individual. ISSUES OF POLYGAMY ISSUES OF POLYGAMY + GENE VARIABILITY + GENE VARIABILITY + MORE OFFSPRING + MORE OFFSPRING - RELIGION - RELIGION - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES - MORALITY - MORALITY

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