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1、Feminism&Psychologyhttp://fap.sagepub.com/III.ExaminingGenderGapsinSociopoliticalAttitudes:It'sNotMarsandVenusAliceH.EaglyandAmandaB.DiekmanFeminism&Psychology200616:26DOI:10.1177/0959-353506060817Theonlineversionofthisarticlecanbefoundat:http://fap.sagepub.com/cont

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4、psinSociopoliticalAttitudes:It’sNotMarsandVenusAliceH.EAGLYandAmandaB.DIEKMANTheAmericanwelfarestatehashadafemininecolorationfromtheverybegin-ning...Womentendtobemoresentimental,morerisk-averseandlesscompetitivethanmen–yes,it’sMarsvs.Venus–andthereforearelessincline

5、dtobeappreciativeoffree-marketeconomics,inwhichtherearelosersaswellaswinners.(IrvingKristol,1996:A16)AlthoughmostfeministswouldtakeissuewiththestereotypicalcharacterizationofwomenputforthbyIrvingKristol,henonethelesscommentsonarobustandimportantphenomenon:womenasmem

6、bersofthebodypoliticthinkandvotedifferentlyfrommen.Despitethefrequentdiscussionofthesephenomenainthepress,genderhasremainedsurprisinglyunderanalyzedinpoliticalpsychology.Socialscientists’apparentreluctancetoinvestigatesex-relateddifferencesinpoliticalattitudesleaves

7、journalistsgraspingatgenderstereotypestointerpretthedifferencesthattheyobserve.Feministanalysiscanmakeacontributionbymovingbeyondsuchsuperficialinterpretations.Wepresentsuchananalysisbyinvokingthesocialpositioningofwomenandmenastheoriginofthedifferingpoliticalstance

8、sofwomenandmen.Fromourperspective,gendergapsinatti-tudesandbehaviorareshapedbythedivergenceofwomen’sinterestsfromthoseofmen;inturn,thesedi