PSYCH 2C03 Lecture Notes - Field Experiment, Spreading Activation, Random Assignment
7 Nov 2013
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Male aggression is tolerated, expected and encouraged in society while female aggression isn"t. (i. e. : caregivers can"t be aggressive). Males are providers/must be aggressive to bring home food. If this theory were correct, gender differences should be small, and would begin after socialization begins. Gender differences run from small (but significant) to very large. Predictors of aggressiveness: physical aggressions, verbal/indirect aggressions. Differences are largest for physical aggression vs. verbal and indirect aggression. Women report more anxiety and more concern about doing harm to someone. Anxiety inhibits aggression by making them feel bad/ socialized to feel certain emotions. Men are more biologically prepared to be aggressive due to competition for mates. Competition appears very early and does not increase with socialization to masculine and feminine roles (between ages 18 and 30). Division of labour come from differences in reproductive biology (which suggest division of labour comes from nowhere) Eagly & wood"s (2002) biosocial model combines both approaches.
