Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
E. Sandra Byers,Karen Blair +1 more
- pp 37-51
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The article was published on 2020-08-01. It has received 30 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sexual fluidity & Sexual identity.read more
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Sex differences in the functional organization of the brain for language
Bennett A. Shaywitz,Sally E. Shaywitz,Kenneth R. Pugh,Robert Todd Constable,Pawel Skudlarski,Robert K. Fulbright,Richard A. Bronen,Jack M. Fletcher,D.P. Shankweiler,Leonard Katz,John C. Gore +10 more
TL;DR: For instance, this paper found that brain activation in males is lateralized to the left inferior frontal gyrus regions; in females the pattern of activation is very different, engaging more diffuse neural systems that involve both the left and right inferior frontal cortex.
The Achieving Society
TL;DR: The authors argued that cultural customs and motivations, especially the motivation for achievement, are the major catalysts of economic growth and proposed a plan to accelerate economic growth in developing countries by encouraging and supplementing their achievement motives through mobilizing the greater achievement resources of developed countries.
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Joining the Resistance
TL;DR: The Grand Inquisitor and Free Association and the Grand Inquisitor: A Psychoanalytic Drama as discussed by the authors is an example of a psychoanalytical drama with a feminist ethical ethic of care.
Special issue: conceptualising the agency of highly marginalised women: intimate partner violence in extreme settings
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the tendency to think of women's agency and programme endpoints in terms of individual actions, such as reporting violent men or leaving violent relationships, whilst neglecting the interlocking social, economic and cultural contexts that make such actions unlikely or impossible, results in a poor fit between policy and interventions to reduce intimate partner violence and women's lives.
Utility-Value Intervention with Parents Increases Students' STEM Preparation and Career Pursuit.
Christopher S. Rozek,Ryan C. Svoboda,Judith M. Harackiewicz,Chris S. Hulleman,Janet Shibley Hyde +4 more
TL;DR: The long-term effects of a theory-based intervention designed to help parents convey the importance of mathematics and science courses to their high-school–aged children demonstrate that a motivational intervention with parents can have important effects on STEM preparation in high school, as well as downstream effects onSTEM career pursuit 5 y later.
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Edward L. Deci,Richard M. Ryan +1 more
TL;DR: Self-Determination Theory (SDT) as mentioned in this paper maintains that an understanding of human motivation requires a consideration of innate psychological needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness, emphasizing that needs specify the necessary conditions for psychological growth, integrity, and well-being.