Dr. Nylund examined the importance of a man's status and resources to women seeking a mate in two different regions of the globe: her native Scandinavia and Southeast Asia. Based on your text's discussion of mate choice, what might she find and why?
A) A man's status and resources should be less important in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia because women have more access to opportunities and resources in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia.
B) A man's status and resources should be less important in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia because Scandinavia is an individualistic rather than a collectivist culture.
C) A man's status and resources should be more important in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia. Like other Western cultures, Scandinavia is a materialistic society.
D) A man's status and resources should be equally important in the two societies, as mating preferences are evolutionarily determined.

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A man's status and resources tend to be less important in societies where women have greater access to their own opportunities and resources, as is the case in Scandinavia compared to Southeast Asia. This is because economic independence reduces the necessity of relying on a partner's resources.

Dr Nylund Examined the Importance of a Man's Status and Resources