Dating: Impact of Values on Mate Selection, The
In the 1990s David Buss and an international team of collaborators surveyed the mating preferences of over 10,000 people in 37 countries. They found that women preferred a man with status and resources and men sought women with homemaker qualities....
Codes of Life: Evolutionary Psychology and Sexual Attitudes
Although men and women differ in their attitudes toward casual sex, evolutionary psychologists point out the appeal of pairing to extend one's genetic lineage. What do men and women find attractive in the opposite sex? In a survey of over 10,000...
When I Grow Up: Gender Equality
Author and feminist Betty Friedan observes that while full equality between the genders has not yet been achieved, American society is closer to reaching that goal than at any time in the past.
Different Strokes: Gender and Racial Divide, The
Cultural traditions often prescribe gender roles and relationships between women and men, ranging from the subordination of women to relative equality. Other than the biological differences between men and women, research indicates that the psycho...
Growing Pains: Impact of Quaker Presence in the Middle Colonies, The
For Quaker families, the religious freedom the colony offers is reason enough to come. Quaker women often travel as "public friends" or missionaries, a practice that is frowned upon by Puritans. Quaker settlers do not believe in killing; in fact the...