Question

A psychology professor attributes gender differences to the possibility that women's lower-status positions in society have encouraged them to become more cooperative and less dominant than men. This view most closely matches:______.

Answer 1

Answer:

Social role theory.

Explanation:

This directly recognizes the historical division in labour between women and men.

This theory argues that widely shared gender stereotypes develop from the gender division of labor that characterizes a society. In western societies, men's greater participation in paid positions of higher power and status and the disproportionate assignment of nurturant roles to women have created stereotypes that associate agency with men and communion with women.