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A cross‐cultural examination of psychological differentiation in males and females 1
Author(s) -
Leeuwen Mary Stewart
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207597808246615
Subject(s) - conformity , subsistence agriculture , psychology , independence (probability theory) , field (mathematics) , cross cultural , social psychology , developmental psychology , ecology , sociology , anthropology , agriculture , statistics , mathematics , pure mathematics , biology
A review of cross‐cultural studies of sex differences in field dependence‐independence reveals that ecological, social‐conformity, and possibly biological pressures account for such differences in performance as are found between the sexes. The ecological model (pertaining particularly to non‐westernized, subsistence‐economy groups) is seen as the most parsimonious of the three models put forth, as it includes the other two models within it by implication. Mechanisms by which each of these factors may operate and suggestions for further research in each of these areas are advanced.