Census data reveal that between 1970 and 2000, unwed mothers, on ...

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Census data reveal that between 1970 and 2000, unwed mothers, on average, have been getting younger.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Compare and contrast the primary goal of mate selection for males and females according to evolutionary theory.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

FALSE

Answer to Question 2

The primary, evolutionary biological goal of males in mate selection is the need to impregnate as many women as possible (Needham, 1999 ). According to evolutionists, men are concerned with quantity; mating is a numbers game, and the more mates the better to ensure numerous offspring are produced. Professors of psychology David Buss and David Schmitt (1993 ) conclude through their interpersonal attraction research that this is perhaps why men engage in more casual sex than women do, and why men have more sexual partners across their lifespan than do women. When seeking mates men will select women who possess certain fertility cues, such as youth, attractiveness, and permissiveness (Feingold, 1992 ).
Darwin reasoned that because childbearing is riskier for women than for men, women are selective when it comes to finding a mate. Further, while a man produces literally millions of sperm each day and therefore has seemingly limitless supplies of his genetic material, the female is very limited in her ability to reproduce. For these reasons, Darwin proposed a second type of sexual selection which posits that women are more discriminating than men in choosing a mate. While men may be concerned with the number of children they produce, women are concerned with the quality of the children they produce. Consequently, they look for someone who can contribute not only positive genetic traits and characteristics, but someone who can guarantee her survival and the survival of her offspring. Women tend to seek out a mate who possesses protector/provider cues, such as intelligence, physical strength, and ambition.