Women's Studies 2163A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Earlobe, Social Science, Vise

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2163A/B
• Professor: Kascindra Shewan

Document Summary

A social scientist is sitting at home, looking through old family photos of her extended family- She notices a pattern of earlobes as a relationship marker for success where the lasting couples are composed of people with attached earlobes and vise versa. In all the photos of couples that have been together the longest, both members appear to have attached earlobes. She also notices that her family photos of couples whose relationships failed were ones in which the individuals had unattached earlobes. The scientist shares her observation with other scientists. They decide to launch a quantitative study using a representative sample of couples to see if there is a statistically significant relationship between earlobe form and relationship success. The study found that couples where both members possess adherent earlobes have relationships that last longer than those of mixed couples and much longer than couples where members both have unattached earlobes.