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INTOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY AND GENDER DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HUMANISTS AND NORMATIVISTS
| Title: | INTOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY AND GENDER DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HUMANISTS AND NORMATIVISTS. |
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| Name(s): |
Mendoza, Jorge, Author Chin, Matthew, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2011 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | A study was conducted to test Tomkins' Polarity theory (1963) on the psychological basis for being ideologically liberal or conservative and its relationship with intolerance of ambiguity and gender differences. Normativism, the conservative orientation, was found to have a positive relationship with intolerance for ambiguity. Males were found to be generally less humanist than females. Theoretical background and relevant research is discussed. Suggested applications of this study are to political persuasion, voting behavior, and the psychology of partisanship. This study intends to contribute to the literature on the psychology of ideology, political behavior and ideological differences between men and women. | |
| Identifier: | CFH0003821 (IID), ucf:44779 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2011-05-01 B.S. Sciences, Dept. of Psychology Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
ideology personality political psychology social psychology gender |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0003821 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | campus 2012-04-01 | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
