BackgroundNumerous studies report an association between social support and protection
from depression, but no systematic review or meta-analysis exists on this topic. AimsTo …

Although various theories describe mechanisms leading to differential parenting of boys and
girls, there is no consensus about the extent to which parents do treat their sons and …

Understanding the formation of prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination has long been a
core topic of social psychology. Since the seminal theorizing by Allport in 1954, different …

Using American schools as a reference point, this book provides a comprehensive,
comparative description of schooling as a global institution. Each chapter develops a story …

Although the gender gap has dramatically narrowed in recent decades, women remain
underrepresented in many science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) …

We complement prior findings that self-advocating female negotiators are reluctant to assert
their interests and subsequently suffer financial repercussions, relative to other-advocating …

We present evidence that males are more tolerant of sex crimes than females. We exploit a
natural experiment, in which a firm's executive rapes a nine-year-old girl. Based on …

Meta-analyses were conducted of 43 articles (with 48 different samples) investigating the
relationship between parents' gender schemas and their offspring's gender-related …

Gendered parenting refers to parental messages and behaviors that convey information
about how girls and boys are supposed to behave. In this article, we show that although …

This article reviews and integrates research on gender-related biological, cognitive, and
social processes that take place in or between family members, resulting in a newly …