HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Homophily, Physical Attractiveness, Monogamy
5 Oct 2016
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>50% brides and grooms lived within 20 blocks before married: proximity. Mere exposure increases likelihood (mere exposure effect: similarity. A factor in marriage/dating choic (more dating, sex) Other benefits ( happier, smarter, persuasive, innocent. Some differences in what individuals find attractive in a partner. What they think is attractive to partner: jawline; muscles; hight; small butt. Cues to dominance, exposure to testosterone (t) prenatally (masculinization) Heterosexual women are less interested in men"s physical attractiveness: More attracted to men"s faces than bodies. Often attracted to women"s body: youth; rounded butt; some fleshiness. Quality of attachment effects capacity for emotional attachments in adulthood. By about 2. 5-3 y/0, develop idea of what gender they are. Outwards appearance; difference in genital region; increasing interest. By 4 or 6, more rigid concepts. Swedish study- 43% girls and 71% boys touched genitals. Adrenarche (maturation of adrenal glands, increased androgens like testosterone, estradiol) F: 32% report by age 13 (girls typically learn via self-discovery but)
