In Eagly and Wood's (1999) reanalysis of Buss's data on sex differences, they concluded that a greater level of equality between men and women in a particular culture, the
A) Fewer the number of mates each sex was likely to have over a lifetime
B) Greater the difference between men's and women's interest in status and resources in a mate
C) Fewer the number of divorces based on age of the female mate in one year
D) Smaller the difference between men's and women's interest in status and resources in a mate

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Eagly and Wood's reanalysis suggests that as the level of gender equality increases in a culture, the difference in men's and women's interest in status and resources in a mate decreases. This means there is less of a discrepancy between men and women in their preference for a partner who has high social status or resources.

In Eagly and Wood's (1999) Reanalysis of Buss's Data on Sex