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The Psychological Implications Of Lyme Disease, Joseph Trunzo
The Psychological Implications Of Lyme Disease, Joseph Trunzo
Applied Psychology Department Faculty Journal Articles
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Gender Discrepancy In The Weight Room, Colby Norris
Gender Discrepancy In The Weight Room, Colby Norris
Honors Projects in Applied Psychology
This paper proposed that despite the benefits of weightlifting, especially for women, that an uneven gender divide still exists in the weight room. It was also proposed that the masculine culture of the gym deters women from lifting. It was found through an observational study that there were four times more men than women in the weights areas of gyms. It was also found that women are more uncomfortable than men when their physique is being examined and that lifting women identify more strongly with traditionally "masculine" personality terms than non-lifting women do. Women cite a lack of knowledge, a …