Gender-Stereotyping and Cognitive Sex Differences in Mixed- and Same-Sex Groups

Gender-Stereotyping and Cognitive Sex Differences in Mixed- and Same-Sex Groups

Sex differences in specific cognitive abilities are well documented, but the biological, psychological, and sociocultural interactions that may underlie these differences are largely unknown. We examined within a biopsychosocial approach how gender stereotypes affect cognitive sex differences when adult participants were tested in mixed- or same-sex groups. A total of 136 participants (70 women...

Gender Differences in Mixed-Sex Conversations

Sex differences and statistical stereotyping in attitudes toward financial risk

Subjects in a laboratory experiment completed the Zuckerman Sensation-Seeking Scale (SSS) then chose among five alternative gambles with substantial financial stakes. The gambles differed in expected return and variance. Gambles were presented in one of two different frames in a betweensubjects design. In one, subjects were paid a fixed sum for completing the survey and that sum was then at ris...

Sex and gender differences in health

Men and women are alike in many ways. However, there are important biological and behavioural differences between the two genders. They affect manifestation, epidemiology and pathophysiology of many widespread diseases and the approach to health care. Despite our knowledge of these crucial differences, there is little gender-specific health care; the prevention, management and therapeutic treat...

Norms in Mixed Sex and Mixed Race Work Groups

Taylor and Francis RAMA_A_494826.sgm 10.1080/19416520.2010.494826 Academy of Management Annals 941-6520 (pri t)/194 -6067(online) Original rticle 2 10 & Francis 0 0 002010 Jenn ferChatma chatman@h as.berkeley edu Abstract Norms determine regular patterns of behavior and influence members’ identification with a group. They are also a proximate way to predict and understand behavior in diverse wo...