GENDER LINGUISTICS: ORIGINS AND PRESCRIPTIVE TREND

Livestock genetic origins: goats buck the trend.

T domestic goat (Capra hircus) often is dismissed as the ‘‘poor man’s cow’’ for its ability to thrive on meager fodder and cope with harsh environments. However, this belies the economic and archaeological importance of the species. From an agricultural standpoint, the world’s 700 million goats provide reliable access to meat, milk, skins, and fiber for small farmers—particularly in developing ...

Gender selection: is there a growing trend?

The Role of Descriptive and Prescriptive Gender Stereotypes in Performance Expectations of Female Leaders

The relationship between descriptive and prescriptive gender stereotypes and the performance expectations placed on female leaders was explored. Descriptive and prescriptive agency stereotypes were found to interact with leadership style, suggesting that prescriptive stereotypes might lead to bias against women by affecting performance expectations. This finding calls assumptions underlying the...

Prescriptive Procedures

Since its inception, Audiology has been concerned with hearing aid selection and the interaction of the hearing impaired person and amplification . The classic work of Watson and Knudsen (1) and Lybarger (2) suggests a long clinical interest in prescribing parameters for hearing aids according to audiometric measurements . In the early days, prescriptive procedures were neglected due to technol...

On the Origins of Gender Roles: Women and the Plough

On the Origins of Gender Roles: Women and the Plough This paper seeks to better understand the historical origins of current differences in norms and beliefs about the appropriate role of women in society. We test the hypothesis that traditional agricultural practices influenced the historical gender division of labor and the evolution and persistence of gender norms. We find that, consistent w...