Men as success objects and women as sex objects

Skip to search form Skip to main content You are currently offline. Some features of the site may not work correctly. DOI: Davis Published Psychology Sex Roles. A study was made of personal advertisements sampled from a major daily Canadian newspaper.

A study was made of personal advertisements sampled from a major daily Canadian newspaper. It was found that gender differences for desired companion attributes were consistent with traditional sex role stereotypes. Relative to the opposite sex, women emphasized employment, financial, and intellectual status, as well as commitment, while men emphasized physical characteristics. Physical characteristics were the most desired, regardless of sex. Secondary findings were that, for this sample, considerably more men than women placed ads, and that the mean age for both sexes was relatively high. The main findings were similar to those from earlier studies.

Going after the Employers of Illegal Aliens. It is completely normal for heterosexual men to see women to whom they are sexually attracted as sex objects. That such sexual objectification is normal and has nothing to do with misogyny is proved by, among other things, the fact that homosexual men see men to whom they are sexually attracted as sex objects.

ITE In This Economy , there are plenty of folks who are un- or under-employed through no fault of their own. And if you were partnered with such a man, my advice would be to note his strident efforts to attain full employment, and to be supportive of those. Buss , male lack of ambition is a huge, universal and global female turn-off. But why that is so, and whether it has to ruin your relationship with Dave, are separate issues.