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Laura Howland

Researcher at University of California, Berkeley

Publications -  3
Citations -  745

Laura Howland is an academic researcher from University of California, Berkeley. The author has contributed to research in topics: Implicit personality theory & System justification. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 3 publications receiving 545 citations.

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Is the Desire for Status a Fundamental Human Motive? A Review of the Empirical Literature

TL;DR: The relevant evidence suggests that the desire for status is indeed fundamental, and the importance of status was observed across individuals who differed in culture, gender, age, and personality, supporting the universality of the status motive.
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The effects of implicit gender role theories on gender system justification: Fixed beliefs strengthen masculinity to preserve the status quo.

TL;DR: Adopting a fixed gender role theory increased men’s rationalization of the gender status quo compared with when gender roles were perceived to be changeable, which suggests that, when men are motivated to align with their masculine identity, they are more likely to endorse the persistence of gender inequality.
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Are Gender Roles Fixed or Malleable?: An Implicit Theory Relevant to “Having It All”

TL;DR: In this article, the authors address individuals' implicit theories about the fixedness vs. malleability of gender roles and their influence on preferences for gendered divisions of labor, gender role conformity pressure, system justification and expected work-life tradeoffs.