Sex Differences in Mate Preferences in Australia: Exploring Evolutionary and Social-Economic Theories

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 18-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evita March ◽  
Ann Bramwell
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
Mate Selection ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Mate Preferences ◽  
Economic Theories ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Potential Partner ◽  
The Status

Extensive research on sex differences in mate preferences has found that men desire the physical attractiveness of a potential partner more than do women, and women desire the status and resources potential partner more than do men. The aim of the current study was to explore these sex differences in mate preferences specifically in the Australian culture, a culture that has not yet received attention in mate preferences literature. The current study predicted Australian men and women would exhibit traditional sex differences in mate preferences. The current study also aimed to explore the effect of variation in Australian women's socio-economic status (SES) and their corresponding ratings of characteristics in a potential partner. One hundred and forty-four Australian participants completed a mate selection questionnaire and results supported traditional sex differences in mate preferences. Results also found that women's SES had no effect on desirability of status and resources, but positively related to desirability of physical attractiveness in a potential partner. Results are discussed in terms of evolutionary and social-economic theories.

scholarly journals Mate Selection Criteria: A Trait Desirability Assessment Study of Sex Differences in Serbia

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 147470490300100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bojan Todosijević ◽  
Snežana Ljubinković ◽  
Aleksandra Arančić
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Mate Selection ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Potential Partner ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
Perceived Desirability ◽  
Status Of Women ◽  
Evolutionary Interpretation

This paper examines predictions from evolutionary and socio-structural perspectives on sex differences in mate selection criteria on a sample of 127 respondents from Serbia. The respondents, mainly college students, were asked to assess the degree of un/desirability of sixty behavioural and personality traits in a potential mate, on the 7-point Likert type scale. The sexes strongly agree in general ranking of the traits' desirability. The obtained statistically significant differences tend to favour the evolutionary interpretation. The largest differences are in the perceived desirability of thinness, strength, fearfulness, self-pity, fragility, aggressiveness, and beauty. Males perceived all these traits as more desirable (or less undesirable) than females, except that females valued strength more positively. Male respondents are less troubled by negative character traits of a potential partner, while females are less concerned with a partner's physical appearance. The higher status of women correlated positively with their concern with a mate's potential socio-economic status, contrary to the prediction of the socio-structural model.

scholarly journals Netflix and Chill? What Sex Differences Can Tell Us About Mate Preferences in (Hypothetical) Booty-Call Relationships

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 147470491881213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evita March ◽  
George Van Doorn ◽  
Rachel Grieve
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
Mate Preferences ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Emotional Involvement ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Sexual Characteristics ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Women’S Preferences

The booty-call relationship is defined by both sexual characteristics and emotional involvement. In the current study, men’s and women’s preferences for a booty-call mate were explored. Men and women were predicted to exhibit different mate preferences depending on whether they considered a booty-call relationship a short- or long-term relationship. Participants ( N = 559, 74% women) completed an anonymous online questionnaire, designing their ideal booty-call mate using the mate dollars paradigm. Both sexes considered the physical attractiveness and kindness of a booty-call mate a necessity, expressing both short- and long-term mate preferences. The current study highlights the need to explore mate preferences outside the dichotomy of short- and long-term relationships, providing evidence of a compromise relationship.

scholarly journals The Impact of Socio Economic Status on Emotional Intelligence and Creativity among Tribal Adolescent Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Chandrakant Jamadar ◽  
Sindhu A
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
The Other ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Social Economic Status ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
The Impact

The present study is an attempt to investigate the conjoint off impact of Social Economic Status towards the prediction of Emotional intelligence and Creativity among tribal students. Accordingly,100 tribal samples, 50boys and 50girls of VIII, IX & X class from Vivekananda Tribal Centre for learning(VTCL), Hosahalli, H.D.Kote, Mysore. The Socio Economic Status scale by Meenakshi(2004), Emotional Intelligence by Upinder Dhar(2010), and creativity test by Wallach-kogan. The results revealed that High Socio Economic Status students have more Emotional Intelligence and creative than the Low Socio Economic Status Students. Girls and boys have same level of Emotional Intelligence and Creativity. In Emotional Intelligence is no differences in three community students but in creativity Yerava Students have more creative than the other two community students.

scholarly journals Aastaanas of Magicians: A Ray of Hope for the Marginalised Community of Rawalpindi

2020 ◽  
Vol V (III) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mahwish Zeeshan ◽  
Aneela Sultana ◽  
Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Economic Survey

People continue to believe in the efficacy of magic in the era of science and technology. Mythology pertaining to curative aspect of magic which is believed to solve the social, economic and medical problems of the people. Initially, a socio-economic survey of the households was conducted in Rawalpindi at Dhok Ratta and Dhok Khabba, which tapped 796 households. Later, 44 people who confessed using magic were interviewed with the help of an interview guide and participant observation at the aastaanas of the aamils. Mostly people who believed in the magical practices were inflicted with health, domestic, social and economic problems and sought magical cure as a last resort. The efficacy of magic is determined by socio-economic status, sex, marital status and education of the people rather than their belief in religion and fatalism.

scholarly journals Physical attractiveness – who believes it is a ticket to success?

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 5-14
Author(s):  
Outi Sarpila ◽  
Jani Erola
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Social Stratification ◽  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Physical Appearance ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Lower Status ◽  
Nationally Representative

According to previous research, physical appearance is an important asset that contributes to socio-economic success. However, the consequences associated with physical appearance are often considered gendered. By focusing on the two aspects relevant to physical attractiveness and social stratification, gender and socio-economic status (SES), the article examines whether or not women and men in certain socio-economic positions consider physical attractiveness an important asset in everyday life. We use data from a nationally representative survey. Our analyses suggest that women tend to believe that physical attractiveness contributes to success in life more often than men. Furthermore, we find that the representatives of the middle class, in particular, recognise the significance of physical attractiveness. This applies to both women and men. The results suggest that appearance-related beliefs reflect, first and foremost, the internal battle of middle status positions as well as the willingness to separate oneself from a lower status group.

scholarly journals Assessing the Implications of Deviant Behavior on Society in Central Punjab Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-41
Author(s):  
Muhammad Arqam Mushtaq ◽  
Muhammad Idrees ◽  
Muhammad Roman
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Policy Measure ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
The One

The present study has been designed to assess Implication of deviant behavior among in Central Punjab Pakistan. Generally, crime is treated as the unexpected behavior of an individual which goes against the law. The main purpose of this study is to analyze the implications of crime in society. In Pakistan, lower socio-economic status holders are involved in crimes as well as high socio-economic holders are also involved, hence they want to accumulate more wealth through illegal ways. Crime affects the state in social, economic and psychological terms. The present study was conducted in central Punjab. A sample of 300 respondents was selected by using convenient sampling technique from the one selected district of the central Punjab. Moreover, data was with the help of a well-designed interview schedule. Collected data was analyzed by using SPSS. On the bases on finding it was concluded that there are number of socio-economic and psychological factors that created problems in state and become hurdle in the sustainable development of Pakistan and this problem badly damage the whole sphere of the society. Some policy measure and recommendations was also proposed by the study to cope with this problem. 

scholarly journals Are Sex Differences in Preferences for Physical Attractiveness and Good Earning Capacity in Potential Mates Smaller in Countries With Greater Gender Equality?

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 147470491985292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingshan Zhang ◽  
Anthony J. Lee ◽  
Lisa M. DeBruine ◽  
Benedict C. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
Multiple Comparisons ◽  
Mate Preferences ◽  
Earning Capacity ◽  
Country Level ◽  
The Social ◽  
Physically Attractive

On average, women show stronger preferences for mates with good earning capacity than men do, while men show stronger preferences for physically attractive mates than women do. Studies reporting that sex differences in mate preferences are smaller in countries with greater gender equality have been interpreted as evidence that these sex differences in mate preferences are caused by the different roles society imposes on men and women. Here, we attempted to replicate previously reported links between sex differences in mate preferences and country-level measures of gender inequality in a sample of 3,073 participants from 36 countries (data and code available at https://osf.io/4sr5f/ ). Although women preferred mates with good earning capacity more than men did and men preferred physically attractive mates more than women did, we found little evidence that these sex differences were smaller in countries with greater gender equality. Although one analysis suggested that the sex difference in preferences for good earning capacity was smaller in countries with greater gender equality, this effect was not significant when controlling for Galton’s problem or when correcting for multiple comparisons. Collectively, these results provide little support for the social roles account of sex differences in mate preferences.

scholarly journals Problematiek van studentwerwing in verpleging

Curationis ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Van Wyk
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Student Nurse ◽  
Recruitment Methods ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Clinical Nursing ◽  
The Status ◽  
Manpower Shortage

The current manpower shortage has greatly influenced recruitment to the nursing profession. A related issue is the movement of student and qualified nurses out of the profession. Various problem areas have been identified and to improve recruitment it is imperative that: — recruitment methods be improved; — staffing policy be changed so that the student nurse is not regarded mainly as a worker; — that the status of clinical nursing, especially the status of the ward sister, be reinstated; — that more guidance and support be provided for student nurses; — that the socio-economic status of the nurse receive urgent attention. Furthermore, every nurse has an important role in recruitment and in building the image of nursing by always projecting a positive attitude towards her profession.

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