Summarize the logic of feminist theories with regard to ...

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Summarize the logic of feminist theories with regard to differences between men and women in personality and behavior.
 
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Question 2

The literature on influenceability suggests all of the following EXCEPT
 
  a. Men are more swayed than women in experiments conducted by females.
  b. Women are more easily swayed by the conformity pressure of peers.
  c. Women conform and change their attitudes more than men when the stimulus materials involve traditionally masculine topics.
  d. Men are more easily swayed when it comes to traditionally female topics.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: The basic premise of feminist theories is that most women in the world have lived in cultures controlled by men for so long that what look like inherent differences could be due to generations of social pressure. There is also a political element to feminist theory in that they suggest that many differences between men and women are construed as value differences, i.e., one difference is constructed to be seen as superior to the other difference. They also point out that whoever holds power in a culture or a science gets to decide on the research agenda so that the very questions that get researched may hold gender bias.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a: Men are more swayed than women in experiments conducted by females.