Two theories I found the most interesting from this
set of lecture slides was Poaching and Structural Powerless Hypothesis.
Poaching is something commonly seen in society. I have
seen many posts on social media pertaining to this subject. Posts that have
become popular talk about once that person enters a relationship it seems like
other people come out of the woodwork to express their feelings to them. It
almost is like once a person is taken or not available anymore, they become
more desirable to others. I guess it’s somewhere along the lines of the phrase
“You always want what you can’t have.”
Second, the structural powerless hypothesis discusses
the roots and present relevance of why women seek more grounded, successful
men. This reminded me of a class I’m currently enrolled in which discusses Jack
the Ripper, his victims, and the context of London’s society during the
murders. So far, all the victims have been poor women because they have
separated from their husbands. We learned there were virtually no options for
women to have a financially stable job which would allow them to live on their
own. Marriage was not often for love, but for women to be able to survive.
Since they had no opportunities and no husbands to support them, Jack the
Ripper’s were often sex workers. Sex work was an unstable, dangerous job which
still did not guarantee enough money for even a place to sleep.
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