FMLY 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 74: Role Theory, Visible Minority

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Family Social Sciences
• Course: FMLY 1010
• Professor: Christine A.Schippers

Document Summary

Biggest change increased amount of intermarriages of visible minorities. Focus is on survival value: heterosexual relationships ensure survival of species, mating is a selective process, there are sex differences in mate preferences o. Men value health and availability among their mates, less selective. They are only required for a single act of intercourse in order to produce an offspring. Women have a much large minimum commitment requirement (9 months) Men seek to maximize number of offspring, women seek to minimize (greater investment) Men & women understand that adaptive approach to child-rearing requires more than a minimum investment. Men value health & youth in women suggests fertility and ability to live long enough to raise child. Consistent sex differences in mating preference/behaviour found cross-culturally. Social role theory = the idea that sex differences in mate preferences/behaviour are adaptations to gender roles (result from present-day social realities: based on analysis of large set of cross-cultural data.