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Women more Emotional and Men more Aggressive? When Stereotypes don't Work

Dr. Giuseppe Spezzano C. Psych. — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:22:23 +0000

Jared Curhan of MIT’s Sloan School of Management and Jennifer Overbeck of the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business conducted a study to see how men and women handle negotiations. What they were looking for was whether participants would behave as the stereotypes would have us believe, namely that the women would concentrate more on fostering the relationship and the men would be more assertive. During the simulated negotiations, the participants were given an incentive for creating a positive impression on their negotiation counterparts. The results showed that, contrary to gender stereotypes, women behaved more aggressively, while the men were more appeasing. The researchers speculate that in an effort to show themselves in a more positive light, men and women go counter to what they feel their perceived weakness may be.

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Florida becomes 35th state to enact anti-bullying law

Dr. Brian MacDonald C. Psych. — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:31:40 +0000

This year, Florida became the 35th state to enact anti-bullying legislation. The law dictates that school districts must submit policies to address bullying by December 1. One board’s proposed policy includes consequences for perpetrators of both real-world and cyber-bullying – repercussions that include counselling for both the perpetrators and the victims. Schools without approved programs will lose funding.

At Family Anatomy, we believe that bullying is a complex issue. Bullies need to be given consequences for their behaviour – and counselling is required. In fact, I think Doctors Giuseppe and Richard would agree that, if possible, family therapy would be especially recommended. Although we do not blame the victims for bullying, we believe that some characteristics make certain students more likely to be a target for bullies. Counselling for victims should include both assertiveness training and strategies to improve self-esteem.

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FA016 – Anatomy of Anger

Dr. Brian MacDonald C. Psych. — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:26:12 +0000

Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about anger, aggression, and assertiveness.

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Post tags: aggression, anger, assertiveness
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