Stephanie Coontz : Male politicians repeatedly step into illicit sex situations . Why ? She says at one time they were encouraged . Now infidelity scorned , but old habits persist . She says in an unequal history , men learned to expect adoration ; women to admire men 's power . 00:52:09 Retro pattern persists , draws men to young adoring women , women to older men .
Stephanie Coontz : Male politicians repeatedly step into illicit sex situations . Why ? She says at one time they were encouraged . Now infidelity scorned , but old habits persist . She says in an unequal history , men learned to expect adoration ; women to admire men 's power . Coontz : Retro pattern persists , draws men to young adoring women , women to older men .