Describe modern American families using the terms and statistics found in Chapter One especially Box 1.1. Explain your answer. Use specific examples of how they shaped or affected your gender socialization. Then relate your gender socialization to your present needs and attitudes in intimate relationships. Also briefly discuss your experiences with your own jealousy.
Sexual scripts are more about gender role expectations than about sexual behaviors themselves.
Our culture is in transition on what makes a good husband and father and what makes a good wife and mother. Work these issues into your answer. You need not share intimate details to answer this question well. Discuss the social consequences of these changes. Then describe American courtship and mate selection.