Paper Title

What do men want? Gender differences and two spheres of belongingness: Comment on Cross and Madson (1997)

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Roy F. Baumeister
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Kristin L. Sommer

Keywords

  • Gender Differences
  • Belongingness
  • Independence
  • Social Sphere
  • Dyadic Relationships
  • Aggression
  • Helping Behavior
  • Desire for Power
  • Uniqueness
  • Self-Representations
  • Interpersonal Behavior
  • Intimacy
  • Sociality
  • Broader Social Sphere
  • Men's Behavior
  • Women's Behavior

Journal

Psychological Bulletin External link

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DOI

DOI Icon 10.1037/0033-2909.122.1.38

Publication Info

Volume: 122 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 38-44

Published On

July, 1997

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Abstract

In response to S. E. Cross and L. Madson's (see record 84-35311) suggestion that men's behaviors reflect a desire for independence and separateness, the authors propose that those same behaviors are designed to form connections with other people but in a broader social sphere. Women's sociality is oriented toward dyadic close relationships, whereas men's sociality is oriented toward a larger group. Gender differences in aggression, helping behavior, desire for power, uniqueness, self-representations, interpersonal behavior, and intimacy fit this view. (APA PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

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