Sex Differences in Maasai Cognition of Personality and Social Identity
American AnthropologistPublished 1 December 1979Open access
Michael Burton, Lorraine Kirk
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Abstract
Maasai women and men are compared with respect to their classifications of personality descriptors modifying social identity terms. Substantial sex differences are found and are interpreted in terms of Maasai culture and social organization. These findings are integrated with a theory of cognitive variability based on notions of markedness. [psychological anthropology, personality, sex differences, perception, Maasai]
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