PSYCH 2800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Child Abuse, Human Body, Stepfamily
9 Apr 2018
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Women are choosier than men in terms of partners -- differences in preferences (how many partners over a period of time, willingness to go to bed immediately). Buss (1986): the 3 most important attributes are the same: kind, exciting, intelligent. However, women are more interested in earning capacity; men are more interested in physical attractiveness. (replicated in most cultures. ) Social structural theory -- the differences in sexes and preferences will grow smaller over time as the opportunities in society become more equal. Un women study: women with more power and availability of higher-paid jobs = less interest in man"s earning potential as a mate. Would be important in cultures where attractiveness is a sign of good genes/health -- able to overcome unhealthy pathogens. Human body should be symmetrical, but deviation exists -- could suggest disease, developmental problems. Ability to overcome pathogens in the womb = more symmetrical = attractiveness is a sign of good genes, possibly.
