| Sex and Gender Differences in Personal Relationships Contributor(s): Canary, Daniel J. (Author), Emmers-Sommer, Tara M. (Author), Faulkner, Sandra L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1572303220 ISBN-13: 9781572303225 Publisher: Guilford Publications OUR PRICE: $29.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: Challenging the commonly held assumption that men and women hail from different psychological and sociological "planets, " this illuminating work reexamines what the empirical research really shows about how the sexes communicate in close relationships. The volume demonstrates that stereotypical beliefs about men and women fail to predict their actual interaction behavior, and highlights evidence of similarities -- as well as differences -- between the two groups. Setting forth an integrative theory of gender differences, the authors propose that communication behavior is the means by which sex and gender role expectations are created and sustained. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Interpersonal Relations - Psychology | Social Psychology - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 302 |
| LCCN: 97037290 |
| Series: The Guilford Personal Relationships |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.04" (0.69 lbs) 193 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Challenging the commonly held assumption that men and women hail from different psychological and social planets, this illuminating work reexamines what the empirical research really shows about how the sexes communicate in close relationships. The volume demonstrates that stereotypical beliefs about men and women fail to predict their actual interaction behavior, and highlights evidence of similarities--as well as differences--between the two groups. Setting forth an integrative theory of gender differences, the authors propose that communication behavior is the means by which sex and gender role expectations are created and sustained. |