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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p><em>Using comic book characters, Dating Up: The Hypergamy Factor dives down the rabbit hole of dating behaviors; covering</em> topics such as hypergamy, Sexual Marketplace Value (SMV), and notions of race and gender.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>If you enjoyed the #1 New York Times Bestseller, <em>Freakonomics, </em>then prepare to go deeper into conceptual economics with <em>Dating Up: The Hypergamy Factor. </em>The climax of behavioral theory, research, human anecdote, and graphic novel, Cenoura takes us deeper into the theory of Sexual Marketplace Value (SMV) and goes a step further to quantify it. The use of a quirky cast of cavepeople-and question-and-answer problems based on the book's theories-takes the reader into the world of a Comicon-attending college student. </p><p><br></p><p><em>Dating Up: The Hypergamy Factor</em> dares to address frequently debated notions of race and gender, speaking on such topics as the "80/20 Rule" as it applies to dating, the concept of hypergamy, and how evolutionary biology affects human dating decisions.</p>

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