Dr Nylund Examined the Importance of a Man's Status and Resources

question 105

Multiple Choice

Dr. Nylund examined the importance of a man's status and resources to women seeking a mate in two different regions of the globe: her native Scandinavia and Southeast Asia. Based on your text's discussion of mate choice, what might she find and why?

• A) A man's status and resources should be less important in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia because women have more access to opportunities and resources in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia.
• B) A man's status and resources should be less important in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia because Scandinavia is an individualistic rather than a collectivist culture.
• C) A man's status and resources should be more important in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia. Like other Western cultures, Scandinavia is a materialistic society.
• D) A man's status and resources should be equally important in the two societies, as mating preferences are evolutionarily determined.

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