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“Look in my eyes. I said in my eyes!”: Antecedents and Consequences of (Self-) Objectification

... media representations and the objectifying gaze leads to gender differences in the development of body image and attitudes ... on emotion, motivation, and cognitive performance.  Sex Roles, 48, 377-388. Gay, R.K., & Castano, E. (2010). The body or my mind: ... / more

The dish on gossip: Its origins, functions, and bad reputation

... process that involves negotiating and resisting social roles and cultural categories (Gaskins, Miller, & Corsaro, 1992). Importantly, ... Paquette, J. A. & Underwood, M. K. (1999). Gender differences in young adolescents' experiences of peer victimization: ... / more

Honor and Emotion

... these honor codes, and how they vary across cultures and gender . Morality-based honor The nature of morality-based honor ... as for men, in their cultures. Attitudes toward sex -roles (behaviors and activities we expect of men and women) were also measured. ... / more

Are You a “Real Man”? How Men Earn and Prove Manhood Status

... with examples of men’s anxiety about violating the male gender role. Boyfriends and husbands refuse to watch “chick flicks” in ... & Wood, 1999). Because men have historically occupied social roles that involve status-seeking and resource acquisition, people tend to ... / more

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty

... S. W. (2010). Self-objectification, self-esteem , and gender : Testing a moderated mediation model. Sex Roles, 63, 645-656. Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood. (2007, ... / more

Is banning bossy enough to enact real social change? Celebrity activism and the “Ban Bossy” campaign

... campaign is to encourage young women to step into leadership roles and to assert themselves in the classroom and in life. In this blog I ... evaluate a leader they take more into account than just gender and personality, they also consider how well the leader represents ... / more

Marrying smart or marrying instead of being smart? The goal conflict between MRS degrees and STEM degrees

... in STEM are awarded to women. We need to close this gender gap. STEM careers are lucrative, thus more STEM women could help close ... 2007); and that companies with women in decision-making roles outperform companies that do not have women leadership (Catalyst, 2013). ... / more

The influential child: It is not all up to the parents

... for decades that parental beliefs and attitudes towards gender have an enormous impact on the way they treat their children. Children ... influence on children's socialization to gender roles . Adolescence, 32(126), 253.       ... / more

The influential child: It is not all up to the parents

... for decades that parental beliefs and attitudes towards gender have an enormous impact on the way they treat their children. Children constantly receive gender -differentiating messages from society as a whole, and also from ... influence on children's socialization to gender roles . Adolescence, 32(126), 253. ... / more

Girls will be girls, boys will be bossy

... to lack warmth , it makes sense that women in leadership roles are more likely to be called bossy. But does this assumption reflect ... to the workplace, men actually appear to be the bossier gender . These findings suggests that while it might be important to stop ... / more