Culture Flashcards
What are criticisms of the research?
1) it was later modified so lacks validity
2) It lacks reliability as later studies don’t replicate the findings
3) There was a researcher bias
What did Munroe and Munroe find
Females partook in food prep and childcare whereas men were assertive
What did Whiting and Edwards find
Females were better at being domesticated and nursing and males were better at outdoor tasks
What did Buss (1989) find
Women looked for finance and men looked for physical looks
What did Whiting and Whiting find
In North America there was little difference between the roles of men and women
What did Tager and Good find
Less traditional stereotypes in Italy than in North America
What is a problem with this theory
It lacks time validity (1935) and so papa new guinea may be more globalised now
what do cultural findings show
if biological- findings will be different across cultures
if social- difference between cultures
(ao1) what did mead find about the arapesh
both males and females were feminine (gentle)
(ao1) what did mead find about the mundgomer
both males and females were macho (aggressive)
(ao1) what did mead find about the tschambuli
opposites- females were dominant and males were vein
where was meads research carried out
papa neu ginea
