The Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS), which consisted of a sample size of 1,316, tested how individuals felt about relationships in the following categories: Communication awkwardness, confidence in navigating romantic relationships, heightened emotionality, influence, and power. Although one gender may have scored higher in one category and do hold some consistency, more research is needed in this field. I believe that the TARS holds some truth to the current reality of relationships as could be seen by my personal experiences. Communication awkwardness, according Giordano at el. (2013) referring to George H. Mead (1913) , “”while both girls and boys are likely to experience their initial forays into heterosexual territory as
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311) Gecas and Longmore (2003) have proven in other studies that males tend to have a higher self-esteem/efficacy compared to females. (p. 307) This would ultimately lead to a hypothesis that males are more confident in their relationships that would be than proven true by TARS. I find this true do to the fact that males tend to me more dominate than females. Furthermore, as mentioned in class, some women seen out men as a form of support as they feel that once they find a man that man will care for …show more content…
320) It was found by TARS that males tend to be more influential while women are more powerful. I do not completely agree with the TARS results completely as I think that it differs on a case-by-case bases. There are times when man may give in to the women’s need to make her happy while he may be very dominating on a topic regarding his personal interest that he feels the female should have no intervention with. An example would be, making a decision as to where a couple should take their next vacation compared to a wife/girlfriend deciding if her husbands parents who have recently passed should be cremated or buried. Although the example shows only on genders approach, the tables could be turned and shown fit with the opposite roles as
311) Gecas and Longmore (2003) have proven in other studies that males tend to have a higher self-esteem/efficacy compared to females. (p. 307) This would ultimately lead to a hypothesis that males are more confident in their relationships that would be than proven true by TARS. I find this true do to the fact that males tend to me more dominate than females. Furthermore, as mentioned in class, some women seen out men as a form of support as they feel that once they find a man that man will care for …show more content…
320) It was found by TARS that males tend to be more influential while women are more powerful. I do not completely agree with the TARS results completely as I think that it differs on a case-by-case bases. There are times when man may give in to the women’s need to make her happy while he may be very dominating on a topic regarding his personal interest that he feels the female should have no intervention with. An example would be, making a decision as to where a couple should take their next vacation compared to a wife/girlfriend deciding if her husbands parents who have recently passed should be cremated or buried. Although the example shows only on genders approach, the tables could be turned and shown fit with the opposite roles as