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Gender and war: reexamining attitudes.

O Zur1, A Morrison

  • 1Peace/War and Global Studies, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco.

The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
|October 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

This study challenges the idea that men always favor war more than women. Research reveals more complex attitudes toward conflict and militaristic solutions, questioning previous findings.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Conflict Studies

Background:

  • Traditional beliefs suggest men are more prone to endorsing war than women.
  • Previous research often supported a gendered divide in attitudes toward conflict.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate nuanced differences in men's and women's attitudes toward war.
  • To examine gender-based endorsement of militaristic conflict resolution strategies.
  • To challenge and re-evaluate existing assumptions in gender and conflict research.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of attitudes towards war.
  • Assessment of endorsement for militaristic solutions.
  • Exploration of gender-based psychological responses to conflict.

Main Results:

  • Findings indicate a more complex relationship between gender and attitudes toward war than previously understood.
  • The study identified significant variations in how men and women perceive and respond to militaristic solutions.
  • Results challenge the simplistic dichotomy of male pro-war and female anti-war stances.

Conclusions:

  • The commonly held belief about gender differences in war endorsement requires re-evaluation.
  • Future research should explore the multifaceted nature of gendered attitudes in conflict.
  • A more complex psychological and sociological framework is needed to understand war attitudes.

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