Similarities and Differences in the College Persistence of Men and Women

Among the Nso of Northwest Cameroon, the primary purpose of socialisation is the development of social intelligence and a sense of social responsibility. This process is dependent on and shaped more by "tacit lessions" built into children's apprenticeship in routine tasks and interpersonal encounters with both peers and adults than on role instruction. Nso children are co-participants in their own "hands-on" socialisation. The traditional niche is now in total flux. In order to compare the ideas and values of different parental cohorts inherent in the tension of continuity and change, we interviewed 389 Nso men and women using the Lamnso Parent Interview Guide. The results revealed both similarities and differences in the values of various parental cohorts. Although traditional values were widely endorsed, mothers, parents, and urban respondents tended to manifest less indigenous viewpoints than fathers, grandparents, and rural subjects, perhaps because of their greater exposure to alien modifiers of cultural knowledge and values.

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THE GENDER STEREOTYPE "MAN" IN THE GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS OF CHINESE RESPONDENTS

Theoretical and Applied Linguistics ◽

10.22250/2410-7190_2018_4_1_15_23 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 15-23

Author(s):

Wang Min ◽

Keyword(s):

Semantic Analysis ◽

Native Speakers ◽

Gender Stereotype ◽

Group Consciousness ◽

Men And Women ◽

Similarities And Differences

This study raises the issue of the stereotype «man» in the group consciousness of Chinese native speakers. Such methods as questionnaire, comparison, and semantic analysis were used. Semantic analysis enabled to determine four semantic zones: nucleus, pre-nuclear, closest peripheral, and distant peripheral ones. As a result, similarities and differences were obtained in the stereotype «man» in the linguistic consciousness of men and women. The influence of the sociopsychological factor «gender» on the stereotype «man» was revealed.

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Emotional Control in Adulthood

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1997.80.2.499 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 80 (2) ◽

pp. 499-507 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Jasmin Tahmaseb McConatha ◽

Frances Marshall Leone ◽

Jill M. Armstrong

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Sex Differences ◽

Emotional Control ◽

Emotional Intensity ◽

Socioemotional Selectivity Theory ◽

Emotional Experiences ◽

Men And Women ◽

Socioemotional Selectivity ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

Age And Sex

Although it is widely believed that emotions vary with age, there is a dearth of information on emotional experiences in later adulthood. Several researchers think that older adults experience less emotional intensity than younger people while others have suggested that aging is accompanied by a decrease in positive affect and an increase in negative emotions. Sex similarities and differences in emotionality have also been documented. This study focuses on age and sex similarities and differences in emotional control. Three hundred and twenty seven men and women aged 19 to 92 years were administered two emotion measures. The results support previous research which suggests that the control of emotions increases with age. In evaluating sex differences in emotional control, women scored as more emotionally expressive than men, a finding which is consistent with previous research. Results are discussed in relation to socioemotional selectivity theory.

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Attitudes toward contraceptive methods among African-American men and women: Similarities and differences

Women s Health Issues ◽

10.1016/j.whi.2006.11.002 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 29-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Sheryl Thorburn

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

African American Men ◽

Contraceptive Methods ◽

Men And Women ◽

Similarities And Differences

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Similarities and differences between bone quality parameters, trabecular bone score and femur geometry

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0260924 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. e0260924

Author(s):

Kyong Young Kim ◽

Kyoung Min Kim

Keyword(s):

Trabecular Bone ◽

Cortical Bone ◽

Bone Quality ◽

Cortical Thickness ◽

Trabecular Bone Score ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Mineral Density ◽

Men And Women ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

Femur Geometry

Bone quality is a critical factor that, along with bone quantity, determines bone strength. Image-based parameters are used for assessing bone quality non-invasively. The trabecular bone score (TBS) is used to assess quality of trabecular bone and femur geometry for cortical bone. Little is known about the associations between these two bone quality parameters and whether they show differences in the relationships with age and body mass index (BMI). We investigated the associations between the trabecular bone score (TBS) and femur cortical geometry. Areal bone mineral density (BMD) was assessed using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and the TBS was assessed using iNsight software and, femur geometry using APEX (Hologic). A total of 452 men and 517 women aged 50 years and older with no medical history of a condition affecting bone metabolism were included. Z-scores for TBS and cortical thickness were calculated using the age-specific mean and SD for each parameter. A ‘discrepancy group’ was defined as patients whose absolute Z-score difference between TBS and cortical thickness was > 1 point. TBS and cortical thickness correlated negatively with age both in men and women, but the associations were stronger in women. Regarding the associations with BMI, TBS provided significant negative correlation with BMI in the range of BMI > 25 kg/m2. By contrast, cortical thickness correlated positively with BMI for all BMI ranges. These bone quality-related parameters, TBS and cortical thickness, significantly correlated, but discordance between these two parameters was observed in about one-third of the men and women (32.7% and 33.4%, respectively). Conclusively, image-based bone quality parameters for trabecular and cortical bone exhibit both similarities and differences in terms of their associations with age and BMI. These different profiles in TBS and FN cortical thickness might results in different risk profiles for the vertebral fractures or hip fractures in a certain percentage of people.

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Women Entrepreneurs: A Research Overview

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199546992.003.0023 ◽

2009 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Candida G. Brush

Keyword(s):

Women Entrepreneurs ◽

Job Creation ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

Men And Women ◽

The Past ◽

The World ◽

The Future ◽

Future Research Directions ◽

Similarities And Differences

Despite the proliferation of research, the population of women entrepreneurs is vastly understudied. This is surprising considering women are one of the fastest rising populations of entrepreneurs, and contribute significantly to innovation, job creation, and economies around the world. Why are women entrepreneurs comparatively understudied? What have we learned about women entrepreneurs in the past few decades? What are the future research directions? This article addresses these questions. It begins with a brief overview on the extent of research on women's entrepreneurship and considers reasons why they are under-studied. The article also explores empirical findings in terms of similarities and differences between men and women entrepreneurs, then it concludes with suggestions for future research.

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Worlds Olio

Margaret Cavendish ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190664053.003.0002 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 23-39

Author(s):

David Cunning

Keyword(s):

Social Order ◽

Natural World ◽

Human Beings ◽

Men And Women ◽

Medical Experimentation ◽

Gender Similarities ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

The Senses ◽

Selection Of

This chapter features a selection of excerpts from Cavendish’s book, Worlds Olio. The passages treat a number of topics and issues: whether or not there are inherent capability differences between men and women; gender; similarities and differences between human beings and (other) animals; happiness; fame; desire; self-love; forms of government; social order; the authority and reach of philosophy; the role of the senses in cognition; medical experimentation and disease; God; predestination; and the regularity that is exhibited in the natural world. The chapter begins with a preface in which Cavendish speaks very negatively of the capacities of women, at one point saying that “Women have no strength nor light of Understanding, but what is given them from Men.” The reader can decide against the background of other texts in the corpus whether Cavendish is embracing an anti-feminist position here or whether she is being ironic.

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A comparison of men’s and women’s perceptions of the female body using a multidimensional scaling analysis of naturalistic stimuli

Health Psychology Open ◽

10.1177/2055102919854665 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 205510291985466

Author(s):

Deana D Diekhoff ◽

George M Diekhoff ◽

Michael A Vandehey

Keyword(s):

Multidimensional Scaling ◽

Scaling Analysis ◽

Multidimensional Scaling Analysis ◽

Men And Women ◽

Male And Female ◽

Gender Similarities ◽

Women’S Perceptions ◽

Similarity Judgments ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

Composite Maps

Men and women worked with 25 naturalistic photos of females representing varied physiques. Similarity judgments of the photos were analyzed using multidimensional scaling analysis to produce composite maps for male and female participants. A comparison of the maps showed gender similarities and differences. Both genders used almost identical attributes in judging similarities and identified almost identical body types, but men were more inclusive in identifying ideal females; men included curvaceous females that were rejected by women. Women identified very thin females that were rejected by men. Men were affectively most positive toward female ideals; women were most positive to near-ideals.

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