INFIDELITY - IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INFIDELITY OF MEN AND WOMEN

Osnovni namen diplomskega dela je ugotoviti, ali obstajajo razlike med moško in žensko nezvestobo. V teoretičnem delu diplomske naloge smo se osredotočili na zgodovinske, kulturne in družbene vidike nezvestobe in njihov vpliv na razlike med spoloma. Ugotavljali smo, kako individualizacija posameznikov in spremenjena vloga žensk vplivata na porast nezvestobe pri ženskem spolu. Razložili smo tri teorije, ki se ukvarjajo z nezvestobo in spolom: evolucijsko, »double-shot« hipotezo in sociobiologijo. V empiričnem delu smo z analizo ankete preverjali pet hipotez. Cilj je ugotoviti, ali moški res varajo pogosteje kot ženske, kakšna je povezava spola in starosti, ko pride do varanja, ali se percepcija varanja razlikuje glede na spol, ali so ženske res tiste, ki varanje bolj obžalujejo in ali obstajajo razlike med spoloma v vzrokih, zakaj do varanja sploh pride. Rezultati so pokazali, da razlik med spoloma v pogostosti varanja ni, pri vseh ostalih hipotezah pa razlike so, ampak rezultati niso bili vedno v skladu z našimi predpostavkami.The main purpose of this diploma thesis was to determine whether there are differences between male and female infidelity. In the theoretical part we focused on historical, cultural and social aspects of infidelity and their impact on gender differences. We have also found how individualization of individuals and the changing of woman\u27s roles influence on the rise of female infidelity. We explained the three theories of infidelity and gender: evolutionary, »double-shot« hypothesis and sociobiology. In the empirical part we have done a survey to examined five hypotheses. The main goal was to determine whether men really cheat more often than women, how gender and age are connected, when it comes to cheating, if the perception of cheating varies according to gender, if women regret cheating more than men and whether there are gender differences according to reasons why infidelity occurs. The results have shown that, according to gender, there is no difference in the frequencies of cheating, but in all other assumptions the differences occur, but they were not always due to our expectations