Social dominance theory (Sidanius & Pratto, 1999) contends that institutional-level mechanisms exist that reinforce and perpetuate existing group-based inequalities, but very few such mechanisms have been empirically demonstrated. We propose that gendered wording (i.e., masculine- and feminine-themed words, such as those associated with gender stereotypes) may be a heretofore unacknowledged, in...

The present experiment examined if and how ‘‘gender’’ of the computer, manifested in character representation, would affect its informational influence on individuals’ decisions on masculine (sports) or feminine (fashion) topics. In a 2 (participant’s gender) 2 (character gender) 2 (nature of topic: masculine vs. feminine) between-subjects experiment, participants played a trivia quiz game with...

In many languages, masculine forms (e.g., German Lehrer, "teachers, masc.") have traditionally been used to refer to both women and men, although feminine forms are available, too. Feminine-masculine word pairs (e.g., German Lehrerinnen und Lehrer, "teachers, fem. and teachers, masc.") are recommended as gender-fair alternatives. A large body of empirical research documents that the use of gend...

We have evaluated whether the arachidonic acid cascade may be involved in the folding and fusion of the penis and scrotum in masculine differentiation, a possibility raised by recent observations of the involvement of the arachidonic acid cascade in the analogous embryonic processes of elevation and fusion of the palatal shelves and of folding and fusion of the neural tube. To test this hypothe...

INTRODUCTION The floor reaction ankle-foot orthosis is commonly prescribed in the attempt to decrease knee flexion during the stance phase in the cerebral palsy (CP) gait. Reported information about this type of orthosis is insufficient. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of clinically prescribed floor reaction ankle-foot orthosis on kinematic parameters of the hip,...