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Gender effects and cooperation in collective action: A laboratory experiment A. G. Peshkovskaya, T. S. Babkina, M. G. Myagkov

By: Peshkovskaya, Anastasia GContributor(s): Babkina, Tatiana S | Myagkov, Mikhail GMaterial type: ArticleArticleSubject(s): сотрудничество | коллективные действия | мужчины | женщины | поведение | гендерные различияGenre/Form: статьи в журналах Online resources: Click here to access online In: Rationality and society Vol. 31, № 3. P. 337-353Abstract: Numerous researches have indicated that men’s and women’s cooperation varied from no differences to significant differences under the influence of different contextual characteristics. In this study, we investigated how social factors together with a gender composition of a group affected gender differences in cooperation. We found that mixed-sex groups were the most effective in cooperation. At the same time, cooperation level in same-sex groups varied significantly. Besides, in same-sex groups, men demonstrated a higher level of trust and gratitude than women. Among women, in same-sex groups, a tendency toward mutual distrust and competition was revealed more often than among men.
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Библиогр.: с. 350-353

Numerous researches have indicated that men’s and women’s cooperation varied from no differences to significant differences under the influence of different contextual characteristics. In this study, we investigated how social factors together with a gender composition of a group affected gender differences in cooperation. We found that mixed-sex groups were the most effective in cooperation. At the same time, cooperation level in same-sex groups varied significantly. Besides, in same-sex groups, men demonstrated a higher level of trust and gratitude than women. Among women, in same-sex groups, a tendency toward mutual distrust and competition was revealed more often than among men.

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