SOC265H1 Lecture Notes - Role Theory
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Soc265 lecture 4: recap: gender inequality is not product of differences between men and women personality and behavior as a response to an expectation about gender conformity. Some thought on the findings: the difference between behavior as a product of. Statistical findings of differences (size of the differences were significantly small) Karen martin"s article: observes the differences yet the differences are not noted down. Boys > trucks: study of empathy: ability to take the perspective of the individuals. Girls show more empathy, the sex of the psychologist also has a impact (female, more empathy) No major gender differences, it all depends on the experiment. No internal personality differences between boys and girls. If girls know that they are being monitor, they tend to show more empathy, conforming to society"s expectations. If girls are growing up with a number of siblings, the girls were told/pressured to do.
