gender

Question 1

parental investment- men are to be promiscuous

Answer 1

• men’s sole purpose is to survive and pass on their genes
• men can impregnate one or more women where women are one fertile once a month
• a man can impregnate a women from puberty until the day that they die

Question 2

limitations of men being promiscuous

Answer 2

deterministic- men are not always promiscuous and women sometimes can be, have a stereotype which can be false
- clark and hatfield- when men are approached by n attractive female asking for sex 75% of men agree to go through with it. whereas, 0% of women agreed
(shows that men just want to pass on their genes, but women only look out for a rich and good man)

Question 3

strengths of men being promiscuous

Answer 3

general research- the reason that women are pickier about their partners is because they want to ensure that the male is established enough and can look after their offspring comfortably.
Buss- he looked at what males and females want in marriage/
-he got 10,000 partcipants from 37 different countries and found that= women had an attaction to men who were rich.

Question 4

men aggression- evolutionary explanations

Answer 4

men are more likely to be aggressive as they have a high amount of testosterone in their body