Mate Selection: The process by which people choose each other for sexual or romantic relationships
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Endogamy: marriage and reproduction within a distinct group Exogamy: marriage and reproduction outside of the group |
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Intermarriage |
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Social Distance: |
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•The mate selection process and the application of beauty standards is uneven when it comes to gender.
•The research on the evolution of sexual attractiveness has focused more on women than men. |
Desire, attraction, and standards of beauty are gendered social constructions.
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Underlying cultural assumption:
men are the ones who do the mate choosing; women are the (passive) objects to be chosen. Who gets to choose is an important question when it comes to understanding positions of power in relation to gender stratification and inequality. |
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"How heels started as a men's shoe"
From the video's description: From their origins as an equestrian tool to the halls of Versailles and a KISS wardrobe staple, the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto explores how heels started as a men's shoe and their progression from function to fashion. watched in class
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POPULARSOCIOLOGY: This video provides an overview of the gendered history of heels as well as how these formerly-macho shoes are used by modern men.
Masculinity is often achieved by the explicit rejection of anything associated with femininity. Research shows us that when "manly" things begin to become associated with women, men quickly abandon such things to maintain their privileged identity. Names such as Ashley, Courtney, Lindsay, and Whitney (among others) were once considered masculine, but such names are now almost exclusively associated with femininity. Many fashion items-- heels, stockings, and purses were once exclusively worn by men. Source |