culture influence on gender

Question 1

why is cross cultural research valuable?

Answer 1

helps work out balance of nature and nurture in explaining behaviour.

e.g. if a gender role behaviour is shown in all cultures then it’s more likely to be a biological difference between females and males.

Question 2

what did Mead study?

Answer 2

groups in Papa New Guinea and found cultural DIFFERENCES between different groups in terms of gender roles.

*ARAPESH men and women were kind

• TCHAMBULI showed GREATER gender differences. Men were emotionally DEPENDANT on others and women were DOMINANT. These differences show that we consider to be NORMAL gender roles are NOT universal.

Question 3

what did BUSS and MONROE study

Answer 3

*BUSS found that there were cultural SIMILARITIES in terms of gender roles when it comes to choosing a PARTNER

*MONROE found that most cultures, men are BREADWINNERS and females NURTURERS in line with our own TRADITIONAL understanding of gender differences.