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and women also rate men with high status cues (e.g. presentation of luxury goods) as more sexually attractive, while men don't care about this.<ref>http://doi.org/10.1556/JEP.12.2014.1.1</ref> | and women also rate men with high status cues (e.g. presentation of luxury goods) as more sexually attractive, while men don't care about this.<ref>http://doi.org/10.1556/JEP.12.2014.1.1</ref> | ||
Men's social status also accounts for 62% of the variance of frequency of copulation opportunities.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X00029939</ref> | Men's social status also accounts for 62% of the variance of frequency of copulation opportunities.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X00029939</ref> | ||
Mixed results in existing relationships and marriages suggest that relationships have mostly already passed the hypergamous filter, i.e. already mostly fulfill the condition for the man being the most valuable man available which also may not only be decided by the measures of power differential used in the studies (income and education status), but rather by physical dominance, physical attractiveness, peer popularity and occupational prestige. Power differentials in marriages are seen unfavorable in Western culture which may negatively affect such marriages. | Mixed results in existing relationships and marriages suggest that relationships have mostly already passed the hypergamous filter, i.e. already mostly fulfill the condition for the man being the most valuable man available which also may not only be decided by the measures of power differential used in the studies (income and education status), but rather by physical dominance, physical attractiveness, peer popularity and occupational prestige. Power differentials in marriages are seen as unfavorable in Western culture which may negatively affect such marriages. | ||
There are indications that hypergamy has intensified in recent time. | There are indications that hypergamy has intensified in recent time. | ||