Suppose that you read an article that reports gender differences in aggression in Culture A, but gender similarities in aggression in Culture B. How would the social constructionist perspective explain these results?
a. Evolutionary forces operated differently in the two cultures.
b. Each culture creates its own definition of aggression.
c. Aggressive behavior is favored by the school system in Culture A, but not in Culture B.
d. Both cultures have adopted an essentialist perspective on gender differences.
Question 2Why is the social constructionist perspective important when we consider the topic of gender and aggression?
a. All cultures share quite similar views on the criteria for aggressive behavior.
b. North Americans tend to see aggression in terms of physical violence, rather than verbal violence.
c. When a woman experiences violence in a relationship, North Americans tend to think about damage to her self-esteem, rather than physical damage that requires medical care.
d. We tend to construct better excuses for people's physical aggression than for their relational aggression.
Question 3The constructionist approach is relevant to gender comparisons in aggression because
a. people have acquired characteristics like aggression through social learning.
b. it explains why some groups are naturally scapegoats for aggressive attacks from other groups.
c. it explains that we have traditionally interpreted aggression as a male characteristic.
d. it explains why people are innately aggressive.
Question 4Which of the following students provides the best summary about the kind of help that men and women offer to a friend who is worried?
a. Tatiana: Women tend to offer sympathy, whereas men tend to tell their friends not to worry..
b. Michaela: Women are more likely than men to take a problem-solving approach, such as listing all the factors that should be considered..
c. Dick: Women are more likely than men to blame their friends for creating the problem..
d. Angelo: Men and women do not occupy different cultures,' with respect to providing emotional support to their friends..
Question 5Chapter 6 featured a demonstration based on some research by Beverley Fehr, about characteristics that are important for a close friendship. Women were more likely than men to emphasize that a person should
a. stick up for a friend who has been insulted.
b. respect something that is important to a friend.
c. try to cheer up a friend who is bothered by something.
d. listen to a friend discussing a problem.
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