Serl, Vernon C.Bowden, Gary Lee2005-07-192005-07-19197982481063http://hdl.handle.net/1880/14232Bibliography: p. 111-126.Every practicing anthropologist is intuitively aware of social systemic differences in behavior attributable to sex differences. The only scientific method of establishing such a connection, however, resides in the analysis of the process of interaction: is it male/female (i.e., characteristically different for each sex), or human (i.e., characteristically similar throughout the species)? Twelve subjects (six male, six female ) were combined into four, three-person, single-sex groups that met three times for periods of roughly 40 minutes each. During these periods of conversational interaction, the subjects were monitored by several objective indices of the process and structure of social interaction, including noncontent verbal behavior and physiological response patterning. Analysis of the noncontent verbal behavior showed that both male and female groups generate similar types of social structures; structures characterized by equilibrium functions. Analysis of the physiological response patterning of individuals within the groups showed that the process of generating the equilibrium structure differed in degree, but not in kind, between the sexes. Thus, it was concluded that the process of social interaction is best described as male/female and human: the basic process of interaction is similar throughout the species, but differential elaboration of various aspects of the process results in interactional differences which could cause the large-scale differences in social- systemic behaviors marked by sex roles.ix, 126 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.HM 291 B67 1979 MicroficheSocial interactionSex differences (Psychology)master thesis10.11575/PRISM/10859HM 291 B67 1979 Microfiche