Essays Tagged: "Sex differences in humans"

Gender Differences in Communication.

born with, they're not due to differences in brain matter, and they're certainly not due to the two sexes being from different planets. We are who we are and we converse how we converse because it is ...

(3 pages) 300 3 4.9 Aug/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Gender roles: The times they aren't a changin'

Gender Differences and Persuasion: The Times, They Aren't a Changin'Although women's roles have changed dra ... this forces women to have to work harder then men in order to be taken seriously. As a male, gender differences in persuasion are an important consideration that I should take into account in the futu ...

(2 pages) 52 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Gender roles are nothing more than social constructs, discuss....

men can do, women can do too. The idea is that, looking beyond the physical differences between the sexes, both men and women have the same human brain. This view, however, has been disproved through ... been disproved through the use of scientific experiments which showed clear differences between the sexes in the way that they think and act. Many people will argue against these scientific revalation ...

(8 pages) 214 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Gender Roles In Relationships

rk full time. Mentend to mow the lawn, shovel the snow and take out the trash, the survey found. Thisexample shows how gender roles are assigned in a relationship. The woman is sill meantto keep the h ... hings. I know that this is a huge problem forme. It's very hard for me to be open with the opposite sex, especially if I'm in arelationship. I know what I want to say but am too afraid to say it. Expr ...

(4 pages) 211 1 3.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

COMMUNICATION DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GENDERS

eir differences.REFERENCESGender role self-concept and gender-typed communication behavior in mixed-sex and same-sex dyads http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2294/is_/_2_50/ai_113419424/pg2Bon ... J.L., & Leger,D.W. (1996). Gender Stereotypes in the Expression and Perception of Vocal Effect. Sex Roles: A journal of research, 45 (5-6), 429 (417).Luthman, Shirley Gehrke (1972) Intimacy: The E ...

(3 pages) 165 0 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Gender role

iological, or social and cultural factors?Some scientists and theorists believe that there are some differences between men and women because of biological differences. First, they differ from genetic ... n function difference. Women's brains have a larger corpus callosum than men have. These biological differences give males and female slight differences in motivation. And they explain why women are m ...

(2 pages) 57 0 4.0 May/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Gender Communication Styles

Judy Pearson states " misunderstandings occur because of mismatch communications skills between the sexes are common, and often cause men to think women are weak, indecisive, and uninformed, and women ... women to think men are not paying attention to what they are saying. Understanding how the opposite sex speaks - and listens - can go a long way toward smoothing communication. Women tend to take in a ...

(8 pages) 190 1 4.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Communication Styles between the Genders

In "Sex, Lies, and Conversation: Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?" an article ... separate questionnaire for the women and men. Question #1 shows the level of importance both of the sexes place on eye contact. Women in the survey say that they generally prefer to look directly at s ...

(4 pages) 139 0 3.0 Aug/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Gender

if they are learned through society. My personal opinion, (after years of studying Biology and how sex hormones effect the fetus before birth) would be that people are born with these traits. If we l ... kills which combines right and left brain attributes. Therefore, I am more inclined to believe that sex hormones play an invaluable role in determining our "mental gender".

(1 pages) 16 0 0.0 Feb/2001

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Gender Inequality

ntinuity of that structure and the efforts of feminists to change it. The book focuses on the heterosexual family, where "doing gender" is especially accepted, but it challenges personality theories o ... quality Gender structure is inherently unequal because it ascribes social positions on the basis of sex and thereby violates meritocratic principles. Gender structure can account for the persistence o ...

(4 pages) 138 0 4.3 Oct/2001

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Men Vs. Women

males come from different planets. Women are the nurturers, while males are the protectors. Men are sexually promiscuous, while women are more selective and prudent in terms of whom they sleep with. M ... , or the theory of nature, argues that genetics are the main determinant in differences between the sexes. It is the idea that humans are predisposed to inherit certain genes that will inevitably make ...

(3 pages) 51 0 3.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Gender 2

GENDER Gender can be defined as the sex-role that a person takes on according to guidelines or standards instilled in us by society. One ... in us by society. One can be a male or female biologically, but still be perceived as the opposite sex due to the way one may think or present him self or her self. Whether or not we are born with ce ... ble them to be all of the characteristics listed before. When gender differences are viewed at in a sexual aspect, the men are still the stereotypical "pigs". Through relationships males are more like ...

(2 pages) 14 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Gender

GENDER Gender can be defined as the sex-role that a person takes on according to guidelines or standards instilled in us by society. One ... in us by society. One can be a male or female biologically, but still be perceived as the opposite sex due to the way one may think or present him self or her self. Whether or not we are born with ce ... ble them to be all of the characteristics listed before. When gender differences are viewed at in a sexual aspect, the men are still the stereotypical "pigs". Through relationships males are more like ...

(2 pages) 16 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Stereo Types

o women and vise versa. This is more than likely due to not wanting to limit anyone based merely on sex. "studies clearly show a large male advantage in visual spatial abilities and hig ...

(5 pages) 29 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Managing Diversity: Women at work

years, women have made significant progress in the labour force. Laws have been passed to prohibit sexual discrimination in the workplace and in schools. In the midst of all these changes, many gende ...

(2 pages) 68 0 4.3 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Gender Superiority On Semantic Versus Imagery Stimuli on Memory

on than females. It is appealing to compare and contrast gender differences in this matter.Although sex differences in learning and memory have been reported in individuals, little is known about when ... fect In Schizophrenia. Journal of Abnormal Psychology:152-158.Kramer, Joel H. (1997). Developmental Sex Differences In Verbal Learning.Neuropsychology: 557-584.Seifert, Laruen S. (1997). Activating Re ...

(4 pages) 24 0 4.3 Jan/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Sensation & Perception

An Investigation into the Language of Men and Women

eful reflection of one's power of apprehension, the manner of speech and its content among opposite sexes differs a lot. Ideas and thoughts on this topic have been developed for many years and many re ... epends on the topics discussed and on a group in which a person communicates. For example, in mixed sex-groups and in case of more formal situations men usually speak more than women, but at home men ...

(6 pages) 32 0 0.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Girls and Delinquency: Different From Boys?

on girls before adolescence (Cauffman, 2008).Girls fight with peers to gain status, to defend their sexual reputation, and in self-defense against sexual harassment. Girls also fight more frequently a ... his involvement, for example, attitudes towards school peers, delinquency, drug use, and even early sexual activity. Girls that are associated with primarily male gangs exhibit more violence than thos ...

(9 pages) 59 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Differences in Communication

ion styles is that women, until very recently, faced both a glass ceiling in business and a "second-sex" approach in social relationships. Consider the resistance many workers had to Affirmative Actio ... o, or even listened to, differently than their male counterparts?Here's another look at the "second sex." Our parents' marriage vows probably contained the phrase "to love, honor, and obey" for the br ...

(2 pages) 12 0 0.0 Oct/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Sexism

MERGEFORMAT �2� �AbstractIn spite of the gradual progress that is being made, sexism continues to be a factor that affects the lives of many women everywhere in the world. Being ... cause they begin to feel second best to man. Aspects being presented are: new and old beliefs about sexism, the everyday use of sexism, neutralizing sexism, Social Dominance Orientation, the emotional ...

(12 pages) 14 0 0.0 Sep/2011

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology