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Evolutionary theory

Evolutionary theory is a theory that incorporates both evolution and sociology and looks for trends in behaviors. Evolutionary theory also refers to the theory of sexuality asserting that the sex drive has been shaped by natural selection and that its forms thus tend to be innate.

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