Category: Gender Differences

There is a plethora of evidence contributing to the emotional expression in individuals and whether or not, it varies according to gender. Chaplin and Aldao (2013) found that positive emotion expressions and internalizing negative emotion expressions are more evident in girls whereas externalizing negative emotions are expressed more by boys. However, Ferguson and Eyre (2000)…

As self-esteem plays an important role in individuals’ development studies have always presented interest in how an individuals self-esteem is influenced by early parental attachment. Many of the studies present that a positive and close relationship with carers leads to higher levels of self-esteem and confidence. However, it is still debatable if gender differences and…

Article Reviewed: Monin, J. K., Manigault, A., Levy, B. R., Schulz, R., Duker, A., Clark, M. S., . . . Kershaw, T. (2019). Gender differences in short-term cardiovascular effects of giving and receiving support for health concerns in marriage. Health Psychology, 38(10), 936-947. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0000777 The article Gender differences in Short Term Cardiovascular effects of giving…

Is the Mars versus Venus distinction efficient enough to refer to the age-old dialog over the differences between men and women – differences that will be undoubtedly questioned, researched, and challenged for lifetimes to come? Women and men may differ in their propensity to choose a risky outcome because of innate preferences or because those…

Gender differences and pay gaps have been dilemmas that have faced many social, and unjustifiable conflicts universally. Women have paid dearly over the years for wanting equality and justice. Gender differences and the pay gap, have been there since the beginning of time, women were perceived to be a submissive role in households, and in…

Discuss the evidence on whether gender differences in the taste for risk and competition can explain part of the observed gender gap in labor market outcomes. Gender differences are presented by the choices of men and women regarding the observed gender gap in labor market outcomes (Bertrand, 2011). Principally discrete are the gender differences in…

Discrimination is an unfair distinction between people based on a group or other category to which they belong or are perceived to belong . Also, discrimination does not only revolve between men and women, but it includes the LGBTQ where they are also a victim of discrimination andor inequality in various sectors in the community.…

This research showed some major distinguishers between the differences of the genders brain. Its obviously no secret when it comes to male and female brains, which each gender brains drives differently. Each gender appears to use different part of the brain to encode any memories. Moreover, they also have different way of react through any…

Masculinity is an expression of traits that are generally exhibited by men. Society has a strict view of masculinity, thereby causing men being expected to display strength, confidence, ambition, leadership and similar traits. Masculinity is typically described in three main ways; healthy, toxic, and hyper masculinity. Healthy masculinity has a positive impact on a man…

Over the past two decades hegemonic masculinity has had a tremendous smash upon gender studies especially in the social sciences. Hegemonic masculinity was distinguished by negatives such as toughness, aggressiveness, excessive risk taking and emotional illiteracy. When we talked about structural violence, we found perception, suppression and pain because of structural violence relationships, such as…