Social role vs. evolutionary theory
Social role vs. evolutionary theory
Social role vs. evolutionary theory
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Mate Preferences<br />
• Men’s preference for young fertile women and women’s<br />
preference for wealthy men nearly disappears when<br />
equality/egalitarian attitudes are taken into account<br />
– Wood & Eagly reanalyzed the mate selection data of Buss’s<br />
(1989; showing gender diff. in mate preference) 37 cultures<br />
study by relating men’s and women’s reports of mate<br />
preferences with societal-level indicators of the extent of sexual<br />
equality in those countries<br />
– In patriarchal, traditional societies, women tended to prefer older<br />
mates and mates with resources, and men tended to prefer<br />
younger mates and mates with housekeeping and cooking skills.<br />
– The sex differences in mate preferences were less pronounced<br />
in more egalitarian societies
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