WHAT DO MEN WANT - GENDER DIFFERENCES AND 2 SPHERES OF BELONGINGNESS - COMMENT ON CROSS AND MADSON (1997)

In response to S. E. Cross and L. Madson's (1997) suggestion that men' s behaviors reflect a desire for independence and separateness, the au thors propose that those same behaviors are designed to form connectio ns with other people but in a broader social sphere. Women's sociality is oriented toward dyadic close relationships, whereas men's socialit y is oriented toward a larger group. Gender differences in aggression, helping behavior desire for power, uniqueness, self-representations, interpersonal behavior, and intimacy fit this view.