Sex Differences in Cooperation: A Meta-analytic Review of Social Dilemmas

• Main Authors: BALLIET, Daniel, LI, Norman P., Macfarlan, Shane J., Van Vugt, Mark
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: gender; sex differences; cooperation; social dilemmas; meta-analysis; Social Psychology; Theory and Philosophy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1130; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2386/viewcontent/BallietLiMacfarlanVanVugt2011.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Although it is commonly believed that women are kinder and more cooperative than men, there is conflicting evidence for this assertion. Current theories of sex differences in social behavior suggest that it may be useful to examine in what situations men and women are likely to differ in cooperation...