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Sex differences in social behavior : a social-role interpretation
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The analysis of sex differences in social behavior is presented as a new theory and a new method based on research published in “Sex Differences in Social Behavior: A New Theory and a New Method.”Abstract:
Contents: The Analysis of Sex Differences in Social Behavior: A New Theory and a New Method. Sex Differences in Helping Behavior. Sex Differences in Aggressive Behavior. Sex Differences in Other Social Behaviors. The Interpretation of Sex Differences in Social Behavior.read more
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Women on corporate boards around the world: Triggers and barriers
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that board directorship is an agentic role and more suitable for men and employ a robust statistical technique in two-stage least squares (2SLS) to find that the representation of women in other key national institutions, such as in politics, positively affects the appointment of female directors on boards.
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Combatting gender discrimination: A lack of fit framework:
TL;DR: The authors argue that theory can be used to address gender inequalities in the workplace, and point to gender discrimination as a significant contributor as organizations attempt to address this problem, and argue that the theory can he
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The social representation of material culture and gender in children's books
Peter B. Crabb,Dawn M. Bielawski +1 more
TL;DR: The authors examined the gender-typed portrayal of material culture in children's books published between 1937 and 1989 and found that a larger proportion of female characters were shown using household artifacts, and a large proportion of male characters were depicted using non-domestic production artifacts.
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Gender differences in sexual interest
TL;DR: A biosocial model is proposed that integrates data about nature and nurture to show how several biological factors tilt males and females in different directions related to sexual interest, and how numerous social factors influence the way the biological tilts can be redirected in countless different ways as individuals grow up in subsets of their culture and subculture.
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Differences between Gay and Lesbian Cohabiting Couples
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared partners from gay and lesbian couples on four domains relevant to close relationships (individual differences, relationship beliefs/attitudes, conflict resolution, and social support); change in relationship quality over time; relationship dissolution; and the correlates of relationship satisfaction and relationship dissolution.