Women and men respond differently to mock news stories about new developments in
science and technology, with women associating more risk (p ≤ .05) and less benefit (p ≤ .05) than do men with reported developments overall. Interview data were used to
construct a survey instrument designed to probe for differences in underlying attitudes
that might explain this outcome. Results from administration of the questionnaire reveal
that women are more likely than men to agree with "antiscience" statements. The
assertion that women and men can be thought of as members of distinct cultures is
invoked to provide a theoretical explanation for the data.
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