FIGURE 13.5
Gender Differences in How We Help
A review of studies on helping reveals that men and women help in different ways. Women are more likely to volunteer time, sometimes on an ongoing basis, to provide care for others (red bars), whereas men are more likely to help in potentially dangerous situations or when norms for chivalry are present (blue bars).
Gender Differences in How We Help
A review of studies on helping reveals that men and women help in different ways. Women are more likely to volunteer time, sometimes on an ongoing basis, to provide care for others (red bars), whereas men are more likely to help in potentially dangerous situations or when norms for chivalry are present (blue bars).
[Data source: Eagly & Crowley (1986)]