Posted: April 15th, 2015

Expectation states theory and gender

Description:
10 page research paper (double spaced, 12 point font, not including references
page): 30%
The research paper is due during the last week of class. Your assignment is to pick one of the theoretical perspectives covered in class and then read at least ten scholarly articles—specifically, ten articles published in major sociology journals—that discuss the perspective in depth, apply it to empirical phenomena, or critique it. Your paper will review these articles and offer a balanced assessment, based on your reading, of the strengths and weaknesses of the approach.

Below is the article of “Expectation states theory and gender” my professor used in class to explain the theoretical perspective to us. Please read this first and understand what it is about. then find 10 other scholarly articles to analyze this theoretical perspective.

Expectation states theory and gender
Shelley Correll and Cecelia Ridgeway, 2003. “Expectation States Theory,” Handbook of Social Psychology.

Link of the article:
http://books.google.ca/books?id=xnVAuljbRcQC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=Shelley+Correll+and+Cecilia+Ridgeway,+2003.+%E2%80%9CExpectation+States+Theory,%E2%80%9D+Handbook+of+Social+Psychology.&source=bl&ots=m8tsr29N-m&sig=PSVG73sngo95udKuqwzDwAHlB0o&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LgEGUKffOMjOqQHxwuDHCA&ved=0CF0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Shelley%20Correll%20and%20Cecilia%20Ridgeway%2C%202003.%20%E2%80%9CExpectation%20States%20Theory%2C%E2%80%9D%20Handbook%20of%20Social%20Psychology.&f=false