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ERIC Number: EJ440494
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-0025
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Boys Will Be Boys (and Girls Will Be Girls): The Attribution of Gender Role Stereotypes in a Gaming Situation.
King, Wesley C., Jr.; And Others
Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v25 n11-12 p607-23 Dec 1991
Tests the strength of the gender role stereotype regarding competitive behavior. Measures gender differences in its attribution for 48 male and 54 female undergraduate juniors and seniors. Results from a Prisoner's Dilemma game setting reflect the prevailing sentiment that competitive behavior is considered more characteristic of men than women. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Competition, Females, Femininity, Games, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Males, Masculinity, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes, Social Behavior, Social Change, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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