How Trump’s Election May Be Making Men More Aggressive - Knowledge@Wharton
The incidents have prompted many to wonder whether the contentious nature of the campaign and the emboldening of the extreme right that helped Donald Trump win the presidency have altered social norms.
New Wharton research indicates that, in at least one case, it did.
Wharton business economics and public policy professor Corinne Low and Wharton doctoral student Jennie Huang are researching the differences in the communications styles of men and women, and how their negotiation tactics change depending on which gender they are interacting with.
Over a series lab experiments, conducted before and after Election Day, they observed a striking result: Post-election, study participants were less cooperative, more likely to use adversarial strategies and less likely to reach an agreement with a partner. The effect was driven by an increase in men acting more aggressively toward women.
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