PSY 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Caster Semenya, Penis Envy, Oedipus Complex
17 Mar 2016
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Caster semenya: olympian who won a race, people started to question her sexuality, it was found she had hyperandrogenism (higher level of male hormones) Sociobiology: study of biological basis of human behavior, believed that back in history certain forms of behavior maximized reproductive success of the organisms and from there became genetically encoded through darwin"s theory of natural selection. Parental investment: women contribute more to a child"s conception then a male does, cheap sperm, precious eggs theory. Evolutionary psychology: sex difference in behavior that are derived from human evolution, explains why women are more interested in monogamy, male infidelity, various gendered behavior. Horney: suggested men have womb envy because women possess reproductive potential, male obsession with achievement was just overcompensation for a males anatomical inferiority. Looking glass self: see ourselves as teachers see us. Mead: self is made up of me: stable, developed self, and the i: which is spontaneous and impulsive.
