Sex Differences in Social Behavior
A Social-role interpretation
1st Edition
Published on 1. April 1987
Book
Hardback
190 pages
978-0-89859-804-9 (ISBN)
Description
In presenting an innovative theory of sex differences in the social context, this volume applies social-role theory and meta-analytic techniques to research in aggression, social influence, helping, nonverbal, and group behavior. Eagly's findings show that gender stereotypic behavior results from different male and female role expectations, and that the disparity between these gender stereotypes and actual sex differences is not as great as is often believed.
Reviews / Votes
"...a landmark book in the field...a sophisticated advance in our understanding of sex differences in social behavior...must reading for all students of social psychology, the psychology of women and gender."-Janet Shibley Hyde
University of Wisconsin
"...the most comprehensive analysis yet of the basis for many psychological sex differences...raises the study of sex differences to a new level of empirical and theoretical sophistication. The book is beautifully written, detailed yet easy to follow...balanced and thoughtful."
-Judith A. Hall
Northeastern University
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Mahwah
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89859-804-9 (9780898598049)
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E-Book
05/2013
1st Edition
Psychology Press Ltd
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E-Book
05/2013
1st Edition
Psychology Press Ltd
€73.99
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Person
Alice H. Eagly
Content
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.