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The male inclination to acquire wealth, power, and fame stems from

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desire to attract potential mates

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what do social constructivists often fail to note about males?

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that they are victims

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Science by itself is…

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neither good or evil

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Covert power is the realm of…

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womanpower

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standard social constructivist view of power

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power is not evenly distributed among the genders

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What is the most powerful from an evolutionary perspective?

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womanpower

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The innovation of money significantly…

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decreased incidents of violent behavior

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women have been victims of male domination

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social constructivist view of the 20th century

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What system orders our lives in the 21st century?

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the economy

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Our view of sex is shaped by…

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social constructions

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female sexuality is more…

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complex than male sexuality

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most mammals are…

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polygynous

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polygynous

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a male having multiple female mates

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according to research of human sexuality (masters and johnson)

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women do not always follow the four-phase sexual response

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modern sexual attitudes are ________ from ancestral attitudes

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dramatically different

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female sexuality is more ________ than male sexuality

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generalized

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biological essentialist and epigenetic view of child development…

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the child is pre-loaded with behavioral characteristics

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social constructivist view of child development…

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child has no pre-loaded behavioral characteristics

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ancestral social environment: loneliness and alienation…

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were unknown

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social constructivist: child who is male can be raised…

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to be a girl

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what would a newborn say it needs and wants?

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love

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very young children innately try to…

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connect with the people around them

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girls have better ________ skills than boys

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language

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modern socially constructed patterns of behavior have made childhood…

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more stressful for children

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girls tend to develop _______ hearts and _______ lung surface area than boys
smaller, | less
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The heart of Erikson's view of personal development
Conflict
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The manner in which desire for status is expressed is...
epigenetic
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during the first developmental stage, __________ play a crucial role
mothers
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Erikson's theory approaches development from an...
epigenetic point of view
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life goals arise out of...
unstructured play
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the first five stages of development are _______ in the later adult stages
important
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the 8 epigenetic stages of development may...
prove adaptive in the future
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Erikson was born in...
Germany in 1902
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Positive outcomes of the 8 stages of development are called...
virtues
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biology enables,
culture forbids
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corruption
the abuse of power for private gain
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people with power do everything they can to...
keep it
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men are more likely to be concerned with...
power and status
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money change the game by making...
trade easier and more flexible
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all civilizations were at least partially built on _________
slavery
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shopping (very new) has replaced
raiding
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power no longer lies in physical strength, but in _________
economic development
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women are very competitive because they want...
to secure limited resources
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the most powerful woman of the ancient western world
Livia, 2nd wife of Augustus Caesar
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covert power cannot protect women from...
violent acts like rape
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detrimental acts on women are more often committed by...
elderly high-status females
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examples of detrimental acts on women
foot binding neck stretching female genital cutting force-feeding
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what is the ultimate goal for men?
attracting potential mates
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the purpose of advertising is to get you to buy things to...
enhance chances of reproducing
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unlike other animals, humans are sexually active...
all year round
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with humans, sex is about more than __________
reproduction
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Ectomorph
tall and slim | quiet and morose
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Endomorph
rounded and big waist | jolly and outgoing
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Mesomorph
muscular and athletic | crude and vulgar
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labiaplasty
clipping off parts of the labia minor
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four ways of sexual harassment
verbal non-verbal physical electronic
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adolescent girls tend to experience ____ pleasure and ____ guilt after sex
less, | more
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boys feel pressured to ______ sex
have
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girls feel pressured to _______ sex
refuse
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prohibition of teenage sex is a recent...
social construction
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polyandry
one woman with multiple husbands (usually brothers)
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polygamy
one man with multiple wives
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according to Zeus and Hera's story; which gender gets more pleasure from sex
women
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which gender is able to enjoy sex more according to science?
women
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what are the four phases of sexual response?
excitement plateau orgasm resolution
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vasocongestion
increased blood flow to the genitals, nipples harden
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orgasm
involuntary rhythmic contractions, physical sensation of climax
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myotonia
rhythmic contraction of muscles during orgasm
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what is the refractory period for men?
period after orgasm in men before they can orgasm again
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what is an evolutionary perspective on homosexuality?
it could be an adaptive response to resource scarcity
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how did humans learn new behaviors?
using inborn capacity
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syntax
the rules of grammar
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semantics
meaning
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what makes us a unique organism?
we strive to bend reality and the environment to our will
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what do all children need to do with their caregiver?
fall in love
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no love as a baby =
attachment disorder
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how were children raised in the past?
collectively
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what do children need in a society?
to be part of a larger group
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ubuntu
i am because we are
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every child expresses gender ________
uniquely
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is parenthood instinctual?
no
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female children are more apt to develop ___________ motor skills
fine
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gatherers and caregivers required __________ and _________
fine motor skills and good communication
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What the young were evolved to need is often...
not present in the modern world
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signs of psychological distress
``` ADHD sleep and eating disorders bullying neuroses suicide ```
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Erik erikson coined the term _____
"identity crisis"
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erik erikson is _________ theory
psychosocial
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Infancy developmental stage
basic trust vs mistrust
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early childhood development stage
autonomy vs shame and doubt
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basic trust vs mistrust
1-2 years
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autonomy vs shame and doubt
2-4 years
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4-6 years
initiative vs guilt
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initiative vs guilt
motivation and decisiveness
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6-12 years
industry vs inferiority
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industry vs inferiority
task completion
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12-19 years
identity vs confusion
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20-25/40 years
intimacy vs isolation
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26/40-65/76 years
generativity vs stagnation
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generativity vs stagnation
guiding the next generation
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60/75-death
integrity vs despair
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integrity vs despair
understanding temporary life
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the reason people have so much trouble with money is because
we were not evolved to deal with it
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feminism can be understood as...
part of a larger effort to redress long standing injustices
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sperm competition
genetic compatibility tested after sexual contact
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women begin looking for potential new mates after...
three years in a relationship
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_______ identified conflict between ancestral and modern behavioral tendencies
Freud
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money changed our behavior by...
making us less dependent on cooperative intimate ties
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today we are more likely to be _______ well connected and ________ isolated
commercially, | socially
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in modern times _________ has become the prevailing mindset
hyper-individuation
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today we announce our gender characteristics through
the goods and services we consume
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the unconscious part of our mind interprets _______ and subtly _______
the data our senses take in, | directs our behavior
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old unconscious predispositions can...
be overcome through learning
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the compulsive tendency to judge people...
deprives people of potentially important relationships

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