Author Question: Discuss the gender difference that is found with regard to self-esteem. What are some of the ... (Read 45 times)

vicotolentino

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 552
Discuss the gender difference that is found with regard to self-esteem. What are some of the proposed causes for this difference?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What is the difference between social contagion and schadenfreude and what is an example of each?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



covalentbond

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 336
Answer to Question 1

Women tend to have lower self-esteem than men. This is in large part due to the lower status that girls and women hold in most societies. To the extent that women are excluded from important life arenas, their self-concepts suffer. This occurs across cultures and in locations where women experience the lowest status there are larger gender differences such that women have much lower self-esteem than men. Women who have more education or are from a higher class have somewhat higher self-esteem, but the gender difference persists. Recent research shows that this gender difference emerges during puberty and begins to decline at about 65 years of age, with the difference dissipating by old age. However, the text does not clarify if this is due in part to a decrease in the self-esteem of men as they become members of a devalued group (elderly) or due to a rise in the self-esteem of women as they age or some combination of these effects.

Answer to Question 2

Social contagion is a form of social influence that involves catching the mood of another person. For example, if you are watching a movie in which a character experiences joy, you may also experience a feeling of joy. Schadenfreude, on the other hand, involves taking pleasure in others' misfortunes or disappointments. For example, if you are watching a movie in which a character experiences a hardship and you experience joy at this character's hardship, then you are experiencing schadenfreude.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

If you use artificial sweeteners, such as cyclamates, your eyes may be more sensitive to light. Other factors that will make your eyes more sensitive to light include use of antibiotics, oral contraceptives, hypertension medications, diuretics, and antidiabetic medications.

Did you know?

Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.

Did you know?

Approximately 70% of expectant mothers report experiencing some symptoms of morning sickness during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Did you know?

The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.

Did you know?

In 1886, William Bates reported on the discovery of a substance produced by the adrenal gland that turned out to be epinephrine (adrenaline). In 1904, this drug was first artificially synthesized by Friedrich Stolz.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library