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Females' desire for status cannot be measured using male definitions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 1999

Joyce F. Benenson
Joyce F. Benenson
Affiliation:
Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1Y2 Canadabenenson@education.mcgill.ca
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Abstract

The development of physical traits and the formation of alliances are two important means of attaining status for both sexes. The types of physical traits and alliances that are linked with status, however, differ for the two sexes. Sex differences in the characteristics that lead to the acquisition of status must be considered before concluding that females are less concerned than males with status.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , April 1999 , pp. 216 - 217
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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