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This paper aims to contribute to the study of women in positions of authority. By examining the dynamics of patriarchal relations, sex roles, and sex-role behavior among the staff of an American university in a stressed situation, it attempts to go beyond traditional sociological explanations of the way men and women behave in small groups.
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Mayes, S.S. (1979). Women in Positions of Authority. In: Rieker, P.P., Carmen, E. (eds) The Gender Gap in Psychotherapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4754-5_7
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