PSY 455 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Evolutionary Psychology, Physical Attractiveness, Human Capital
28 Nov 2016
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Theoretical approaches to human mating: social context theories: the world that is. Social exchange or equity models mate preferences and make selection. The process of mate selection resembles a marketplace in which. Individuals who possess a great many desirable characteristics, or who have high amounts of a few particularly valuable attributes, will be able to attract and pair with others of equally high value: poorer. Social role theory potential mate, inevitably will form liaisons with less. Persons, or those who have fewer assets to offer a. Such beliefs and expectations are assumed to arise from the distribution of men and women in different social roles in natural settings. For mem those roles have historically been occupational and economic domestic. For women, these roles have traditionally be. Which are normative expectations that define and organize social experiences and are used to guide and assess social behavior. The patterns of reinforcement and punishment that people receive for their romantic and sexual behavior.
