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Across the Twitter-Verse: Is Twitter an Equitable Tool in Academic Medicine? A Scoping Review
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Istl, Alexandra C.; Verma, Subhrata; Jawa, Natasha A.; Mackin, Robin; Seemann, Natashia M.; Kirpalani, Amrit – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2023
The goal of this study was to investigate what is known about the demographic characteristics of Twitter influencers in academic medicine. We conducted a literature search and scoping review exploring the demographic characteristics of Twitter influencers in academic medicine. Included studies evaluated Twitter influence by any metric and reported…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Academic Education, College Programs, Higher Education
The Myth of the Alpha Male: A New Look at Dominance-Related Beliefs and Behaviors among Adolescent Males and Females
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Hawley, Patricia H.; Little, Todd D.; Card, Noel A. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2008
Evolutionary and biological approaches tend to suggest that social dominance is predominately an aspect of male social organization. Furthermore, when females behave non-normatively, they are less positively evaluated than males engaging in the same behavior. Alternate, less familiar models of females and dominance/aggression underlie the present…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Youth, Males, Females
Initial Sociometric Impressions of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Comparison Boys: Predictions from Social Behaviors and from Nonbehavioral Variables.
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Erhardt, Drew; Hinshaw, Stephen P. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994
Describes investigation systematically comparing influence of naturalistic social behaviors and nonbehavioral variables, measured by live observations, on development of peer status in unfamiliar boys attending summer research program. Participants included attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and comparison boys. Discusses implications for…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Hyperactivity, Males
Socialization to Gender Roles: Popularity among Elementary School Boys and Girls.
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Adler, Patricia A.; And Others – Sociology of Education, 1992
Examines popularity's role in the gender socialization of elementary school children. Explains that children model their behavior based upon idealized male and female images. Concludes that boys attain popularity because of athletic ability, toughness, cross-gender relational skill, while girls obtain popularity because of attractiveness, social…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Females, Interpersonal Competence
The Role of Sports as a Social Status Determinant for Children.
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Chase, Melissa A.; Dummer, Gail M. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1992
A 1992 study examined responses from 478 intermediate grades students to determine the activities they prefer and their attitudes toward the role of sports in determining social status. Results showed that academic achievement rated below appearance (girls) and sports (boys) in determining personal popularity. (GLR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletics, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students
The Role of Athletics: The Social World of High School Adolescents.
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Goldberg, Alan D.; Chandler, Timothy J. L. – Youth and Society, 1989
Discusses studies about the role of athletics in high school students' lives. Examines the criteria for social status for both male and female students. Explores the types of activities students want to be remembered for, the current basis for popularity, and the importance of the dual role of student athletes. (Author/JS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Athletes, Athletics
Effects of Friendship on Evaluations; Homesickness in Boys. Research Notes.
Jordan, Debra J. – Camping Magazine, 1996
Summarizes research on the effects of friendship and group acceptance on adolescents' evaluations of camp, and on the incidence of homesickness among boys ages 8-16 participating in a residential sports camp. Implications for camp involve helping campers develop appropriate social skills and educating staff concerning the symptoms of homesickness.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Camping, Childhood Attitudes, Emotional Response