Toward a sociobiology of music

2025-01-04 Classification：Music Click()
Author：Dean, Roger T.; Bailes, Freya

Article Title：Toward a sociobiology of music

Abstract：
WE PROPOSE A CONTINUED EVALUATION of Darwin's suggestion that musical functioning is sexually selected, because of recent evidence on sexual dimorphism and its relation to potentially musical activities. We also propose specifically that music may enhance social trust, and hence social coalition, and anticipate some empirical assessments of this idea. The extended altriciality of the human species and the sexual differentiation of empathic responses may link these two propositions.

Keywords: altruism; improvisation; music; sexual selection; trust

DOI: 10.1525/mp.2006.24.1.83

Source：MUSIC PERCEPTION

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