The edenic motif in the Brazilian social imaginary

Carvalho, José Murilo de

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“…Brazilian women appear to be more collectivist and place greater value on traits that promote good social interactions and improve relationships because they believe that these attributes may help people to be more successful and achieve their goals (Beekun, Stedham, & Yamamura, 2003; Pearson & Stephan, 1998). Brazilians’ sense of image is also related to behaviors such as affection, cordiality, and hospitality (Carvalho, 2000), which may contribute to the greater value they assign to social skills. Specific studies are needed to investigate the reasons for the differences found.…”

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Female expectations on romantic market in a sample of Brazilian and American women.

Castro¹,

Hattori²,

Gaulin³

et al. 2018

Psychology & Neuroscience

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This study explored undergraduate women’s mating-market expectations in Brazil and the United States. Participants (n = 387) were shown descriptions of hypothetical stimulus females that were varied to yield all combinations of 2 levels (high/low) of 3 attributes (physical attractiveness/social skills/social status). They subsequently rated each stimulus female on 9 traits, and each stimulus female’s likely preferred long-term mating partner on the same set of 9 scales. Ratings of stimulus females paralleled their descriptions of each positive characteristic, substantially raising ratings on its 3 related traits but also showed substantial halo effects of positive descriptions, increasing the ratings of most unrelated traits. However, women with lower social skills are rated as having better financial prospects, and (only in Brazil) lower social-status women are rated as having more attractive bodies. Likewise, participants deemed that the stimulus would match their preferred partners more on related than unrelated traits, but each of the 3 positive traits also significantly raised all 6 of their unrelated traits. The strongest unrelated effect size was between the stimulus female’s physical attractiveness and her prospective partner’s financial status; this effect was significantly stronger in the American sample. This study shows that women expect positive assortative mating in long-term relationships and that desirable traits are not expected to vary independently. Finally, of the 54 characteristic/trait pairings examined, a large number showed significant sample (United States/Brazil) differences and even more showed significant pairing × sample interactions, suggesting nontrivial cultural and/or facultative influences.

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Female expectations on romantic market in a sample of Brazilian and American women.

Castro¹,

Hattori²,

Gaulin³

et al. 2018

Psychology & Neuroscience

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“…The Brazilian self-image may contribute to the greater importance placed on good social skills. Culturally, Brazilian people tend to consider themselves to be highly affectionate, cordial, and hospitable (Carvalho, 2000 ; Miura et al, 2019 ), regardless of whether these beliefs are false or not, social ideals/expectations might have a direct effect on the evaluation of individual characteristics in the local mating marketplace, resulting in a better rating of traits associated with social interaction.…”

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Male Mating Expectations in Brazilian and American Samples

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This study aims to investigate assortative mating based on mate value from male perspective. Male participants (132 Brazilian and 106 American) evaluated hypothetical “stimulus” males described in terms of physical attractiveness, social skills, and social status (each varied in high or low levels). Participants rated each stimulus and each stimulus' preferred mating partner on nine traits. The results showed that (1) positive assortative mating was expected in romantic relationships; (2) the stimulus ratings did not vary independently, suggesting that mate value is the result of the interaction of the characteristics of individuals; and (3) that participants expected physically attractive and healthier female partners to pair with high-status male stimuli. The American and Brazilian mating expectations were similar, minor differences indicate that Brazilian participants considered men with high levels of social skills to be more ambitious and intelligent; American participants expected men of high status to be healthier; Brazilians expect men of high status to have more attractive faces, while Americans expected these men to possess more attractive bodies; and Brazilian participants assigned more attractive bodies to men of lower status. These differences reflect the influence of economic and cultural factors on the local environment. The study contributes to the understanding of the construction of market value and reveals that male expectations are in line with human mating preferences. The investigation of mating expectations can be a rich approach to investigate socio-cultural aspects that are related to mating in different cultures

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The edenic motif in the Brazilian social imaginary

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Female expectations on romantic market in a sample of Brazilian and American women.

Female expectations on romantic market in a sample of Brazilian and American women.

Male Mating Expectations in Brazilian and American Samples

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