Visual arousal Men are aroused by pictures and sights of women - as discussed before. Abstinence Men find this hard but women don't. This is why only men use prostitutes. Desire for variety Because men constantly desire variety, women are seen as a commodity that is in short supply. Sexual transaction Most men are attracted to most women but this is not true the other way round.
Women become more attracted to commitment and gifts.
Although the motivations for Rape are highly complex it supports the view that copulation is something that women have that men want. Chapter 9 Hormones and Homosexuals Symons gives evidence that the male pattern of sexuality is attributed to exposure to high levels of androgens. Women who have been exposed to these hormones display a male pattern of sexual behaviour - high autonomous sex drive, erotic dreams, visual stimulation, clitoral hypersensitivity. When treated to lower the levels of androgens a more female pattern of sexual behaviour resulted. The behaviour of male and female homosexuals reinforces the patterns of different sexual behaviours in the two sexes.