In western cultures divorce is more common and it’s acceptable for people to get married multiple times. However in non-western cultures divorce is frowned upon and is therefore much less common, which makes it appear that arranged marriages are better for long term relationships. A research study which involved using a questionnaire on people from different cultures to determine whether they felt happy in their relationship or not was performed. Using questionnaires is a cheap and easy way of gathering information for lots of people, however as western questionnaires were used we cannot be sure if the results for the non-western cultures are due to how those people actually felt or if its due to how the question can be answered as its culture bias. Also the participants could show social desirability if they are aware of what the investigators are looking for.
Darwin therefore suggested sexual selection stating that any characteristic that benefits reproductive success will become the norm over time as it is consistently selected. Sexual selection involves inter and intra sexual selection. Intra sexual selection is the evolutionary process in which members of one sex (usually males) compete with each other for members of the opposite sex. Those who win are able to pass on their genes, which include the factors that made the winning person successful. This helps to ensure the offspring’s survival whilst passing on successful genes.
• Experience of job interview where you are not hired because of male contenders. • Men are unconscious of the privileges that come with being a man. • Women are proven to be better at mathematics then men are • Men are paid more then woman, and are listened to more. • Men are believed to be more dominant and more respected then as women. Comments: This article made me upset.
Sex, Lies, and Conversation Deborah Tannen is the author of Sex, Lies, and Conversation. Tannen is the author of many best-selling books. Sex, Lies, and Conversion was written because the chapter in That’s Not What I Meant! was on the difficulties men and women have communicating with one another. Although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations, but talk less at home.
Sexual selection classified by Darwin. In humans, intersexual selection applies, involving members of one sex choose who they want to mate with from the opposite sex. Women choose partners and men compete. Sexy sons’ hypothesis: relates to inter sexual selection, showing women choose their partner depending on what features he has. She chooses the most desirable characteristics that her offspring might inherit.
Value of wages have risen and more wives are working in paid employment, therefore are possibly seen as on the same level as the husband. Family allowances and sickness and unemployment benefits have reduced the extent of poverty which may lift the burden and create less stress. Reduction in family size from 5-6 children to under two, which creates less work for parents in looking after the children. Dunne criticises the belief that there is equality amongst heterosexual couples as she claims heterosexual couples base their relationships heavily on gender scripts which are essentially the typical expectations which males and females usually conform to. She contrasts the marriage of a heterosexual couple to that of a lesbian couple where gender scripts
BS. Saying that sex isn’t displayed very much in the hundreds of advertisements a person views on the daily basis is completely false, and anyone who believes Fowles’ point is just either ignorant or wants to see more. With “40 Best Sex Ads,” there’s a lot to see. With threesomes, raised hair in between a pair of breasts, and a crotch shot for a Brazilian hair-removal being displayed to the public, there’s severe doubt that only a mere two-percent of them caught a viewer long enough to trigger their
However the unreliability of the results makes the claim an ongoing discussion and an open debate. The theory of evolution, first proposed by Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882) implies that all species are derived from common ancestors through natural selection (Phoenix, 2007 p.118-121). Natural selection is thought to be the main factor resulting in the diversity of species: it has been defined as a natural process, whereby only the variants best adapted to their environment develop the ability of a longer survival and pass on the best characteristics to future generations. Natural selection in species leads to 'adaptation' which is a change in behaviour as a consequence of surrounding modification. Within humans many adaptations have happened through Darwin’s theory of natural selection, one of these adaptations is called Theory of Mind.
The US respondents were reluctant to marry in the absence of love (only 14% might marry someone they didn’t love). However, collectivist cultures such as India (24%) and Thailand (34%) were higher, suggesting a high proportion of people in these cultures were prepared to marry in the absence of love. This suggests that in such cultures, the extended family is of greater importance and romantic love is considered a comparative
Answers to Reading Questions for Week Four Name: _James Atkins_ 1. What was the point Gilligan objected to in Kohlberg? Carol Gilligan objected that Kohlberg used mostly males in his research. Kohlberg's study also had data that steered in favor if the males that were in the study, more than the females. So the females naturally scored lower than the males.