Exam #2 Flashcards
The male inclination to acquire wealth, power, and fame stems from
desire to attract potential mates
what do social constructivists often fail to note about males?
that they are victims
Science by itself is…
neither good or evil
Covert power is the realm of…
womanpower
standard social constructivist view of power
power is not evenly distributed among the genders
What is the most powerful from an evolutionary perspective?
womanpower
The innovation of money significantly…
decreased incidents of violent behavior
women have been victims of male domination
social constructivist view of the 20th century
What system orders our lives in the 21st century?
the economy
Our view of sex is shaped by…
social constructions
female sexuality is more…
complex than male sexuality
most mammals are…
polygynous
polygynous
a male having multiple female mates
according to research of human sexuality (masters and johnson)
women do not always follow the four-phase sexual response
modern sexual attitudes are ________ from ancestral attitudes
dramatically different
female sexuality is more ________ than male sexuality
generalized
biological essentialist and epigenetic view of child development…
the child is pre-loaded with behavioral characteristics
social constructivist view of child development…
child has no pre-loaded behavioral characteristics
ancestral social environment: loneliness and alienation…
were unknown
social constructivist: child who is male can be raised…
to be a girl
what would a newborn say it needs and wants?
love
very young children innately try to…
connect with the people around them
girls have better ________ skills than boys
language
modern socially constructed patterns of behavior have made childhood…
more stressful for children
girls tend to develop _______ hearts and _______ lung surface area than boys
smaller,
less
The heart of Erikson’s view of personal development
Conflict
The manner in which desire for status is expressed is…
epigenetic
during the first developmental stage, __________ play a crucial role
mothers
Erikson’s theory approaches development from an…
epigenetic point of view
life goals arise out of…
unstructured play
the first five stages of development are _______ in the later adult stages
important
the 8 epigenetic stages of development may…
prove adaptive in the future
Erikson was born in…
Germany in 1902
Positive outcomes of the 8 stages of development are called…
virtues
biology enables,
culture forbids
corruption
the abuse of power for private gain
people with power do everything they can to…
keep it
men are more likely to be concerned with…
power and status
money change the game by making…
trade easier and more flexible
all civilizations were at least partially built on _________
slavery
shopping (very new) has replaced
raiding
power no longer lies in physical strength, but in _________
economic development
women are very competitive because they want…
to secure limited resources
the most powerful woman of the ancient western world
Livia, 2nd wife of Augustus Caesar
covert power cannot protect women from…
violent acts like rape