PSYC 3480 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Relational Aggression, Gender Role, Physical Attractiveness

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3480
• Professor: Noreen Stuckless

Document Summary

Divorce meaning they were legally married at one point. Unhappy, infedeily, physical or emotionally abuse, drugs, death of child incomparaitiet etc. Many never worked or made less, 2/3 live in provery. Emotionally- varies, depression and anxiety are common and females are more likely to intiatie it and blame the other. But if it was a shitty relationship it"s a sense of relief. Society will look negatively upon the women. The fight for custody of the children can get very nasty. Singlehood- more likely to be highly educated, career orieinted, gives them flexibile and geographic mobilities. Psycholgically well addjsuted and satistifed with their life. Higher then married women on idnepndence, lower psychgolical. Well educated, economically self sufficient women disorder. Bias against a person who is not married! singehood. Problem: singlaism: bais asgainst them because they are single: housing discrimination, shitty servie single : freedom plus travel, spend time on leasiure activities leasure activity social get together.