Gender Differences in Responses to Moral Dilemmas These researchers asked 6,100 subjects 20 questions that posed various moral dilemmas, including decisions about murder, torture, lying, abortion, and animal research. The results suggest that men and women similarly think rationally about the outcomes of harmful action, but that women have a stronger emotional aversion to causing […]
Emotions., Gender differences, Moral Dilemmas, Moral Judgment, Psychology, sociology
Gender Differences in Responses to Moral Dilemmas A Process Dissociation Analysis Authors:Rebecca Friesdorf1, Paul Conway2, Bertram Gawronski3 Abstract The principle of deontology states that the morality of an action depends on its consistency with moral norms; the principle of utilitarianism implies that the morality of an action depends on its consequences. Previous research suggests that […]
Emotions., Gender differences, Moral Dilemmas, Moral Judgment, Psychology, sociology
British researchers used the Christmas issue of the renowned British Medical Journal to report some scientific data about the “tongue in cheek” Darwin Awards in their article titled The Darwin Awards: sex differences in idiotic behaviour. The Darwin Awards were established in 1995, and “honors” those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from […]
Accidents, Darwin Awards, Genetics, Male Idiot Factor, psychiatry, sociology
Gender differences of young drivers on injury severity outcome of highway crashes AUTHORS: Niranga Amarasinghaa, Sunanda Dissanayakeb ABSTRACT: Problem: Gender differences of young drivers involved in crashes and the associated differences in risk factors have not been fully explored in the United States (U.S.). Accordingly, this study investigated the topic, where the odds ratios […]
Emergency Medicine, injury, Psychology, sociology
