ENG 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Symbolic Interactionism, Feminist Theory, Structural Functionalism

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: English
• Course: ENG 200
• Professor: Colleen Derkatch

Document Summary

Extended family: parents, children, and other close relatives, often living in close proximity. Mate selection theory: an evolutionary process in which selection is dependent on the attractiveness of an individuals observable traits. Biological determinism: the idea that most human characteristics, physical and mental, are determined by hereditary factors. Evolutionary disadvantage: any inherited trait the individual with an increased chance of survival and reproductive success. Social determinism: the theory that social interactions and constructs alone determine individual behavior. Reproductive capacity: the capacity of a species to reproduce itself under optimal conditions. Murstiens filter theory (notion of filters describe mate selection): Socially similar variables: refers to individuals with identical, similar, or complementary sociological group affiliations, including race, class, age, gender, sexual orientation, and educational attainment. Agreeable psychological characteristics: refers to individuals with identical, similar, or complementary psychological characteristics, including personality type, perceptions, sensation, and learning skills. Complementary behaviours: refers to individuals with identical, similar, or complementary forms of social interaction.