G - Cultural influences Flashcards
What is the Nature-Nurture debate?
If gender is biological - same gender differences would be seen across all cultures
If gender is determined by nurture/environment - gender differences between cultures
What did Mead find?
Arapesh: men/women stereotype of femininity
Mundugumar: both sexes showed macho behaviour
Tchambuli: opposite of western culture (W-possessive/dominant, M-flirtatious) - shows that nurture/environment determines gender
How did Tager further support Mead?
Italians: less conformity to traditional ideas of masculinity
N.Italian: less traditional than Southern - shows that culture has an influence on gender roles
What did Munroe find?
Female: food preparations/childcare in all societies (sometimes shared), Girls: socialised more towards compliance, Boys: assertiveness - culture has little influence
How did Whiting further support Munroe?
(Non-Western) Girls: more nurturing/encouraged to spend more time with mothers/given domestic/childcare roles, Boys: tasks outside house, basic goals of parenting were the same - culture has little influence
What did Buss find?
Cross cultural study in 33 countries, Men: valued physical attractiveness/younger, Women: valued financial capacity and qualities associated with financial success - culture has little influence
What is a methodological issue with the supporting research?
Temporal/time/historical validity - research conducted in the past (e.g. Mead 1935) before globalisation which could have an impact on the results because of Western media
