Psychology Faculty Profiles
Alice Eagly, Ph.D.
Professor
Social Psychology
Office: Swift 313
Phone: (847) 467-5026
E-mail: eagly@northwestern.edu
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Research Interests
The psychology of gender, especially sex differences in similarities in leadership, prosocial behavior, aggression, partner preferences, and sociopolitical attitudes. The content of stereotypes. Social role theory as a theory of sex differences and simlarities and of the origins of sex differences in social behavior. Attitude theory and research, especially attitudinal selectivity in information processing
Selected Publications
BOOKS
Eagly, A. H., & Carli, L. L. (2007). Through the labyrinth: The truth about how women become leaders. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. (see jacket image above)
Eagly, A. H., Baron, R. M., & Hamilton, V. L. (Eds.). (2004). The social psychology of group identity and social conflict: Theory, application, and practice. Washington, DC: APA Books.
Eagly, A. H., Beall, A., & Sternberg, R. S. (Eds.). (2004). The psychology of gender (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.
ARTICLES
Eagly, A. H., Eastwick, P. W., & Johannesen-Schmidt, M. (2009). Possible selves in marital roles: The impact of the anticipated division of labor on the mate preferences of women and men. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 403-414.
Hart, W., Albarracin, D., Eagly, A. H., Lindberg, M., Merrill, L, Brechan, I., & Lee, K. H. (in press). Feeling validated versus being correct? A meta-analysis of selective exposure to information. Psychological Bulletin.
Vinkenburg, C. J., van Engen, M. L., Eagly, A. H., & Johannesen-Schmidt, M. C. (in press). An exploration of stereotypical beliefs about leadership styles: Is transformational leadership a route to women’s promotion? Leadership Quarterly.
Eagly, A. H. (in press). The his and hers of prosocial behavior: An examination of the social psychology of gender. American Psychologist.
CHAPTERS
Wood, W., & Eagly, A. H. (2009). Advantages of certainty and uncertainty. In H. Cooper, L. V. Hedges, & J. Valentine (Eds.), The handbook of research synthesis and meta-analysis (2nd ed., pp. 455-471). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Eagly, A. H., & Fischer, A. (2009). Gender inequalities in power in organizations. In B. van Knippenberg & D. Tjosvold (Eds.), Power and interdependence in organizations (pp. 186-204). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Eagly, A. H., & Sczesny, S. (2009). Stereotypes about women, men, and leaders: Have times changed? In M. Barreto, M. K Ryan, & M. T. Schmitt (Eds.), The glass ceiling in the 21st century: Understanding barriers to gender equality (pp. 21-47). Washington, DC: APA Books.
Wood, W., & Eagly, A. H. (2009). Gender identity. In M. R. Leary & R. H. Hoyle (Eds.), Handbook of individual differences in social behavior (pp. 109-125). New York: Guilford Press.
Diekman, A. B., Eagly, A. H., & Johnston, A. M. (in press). Toward an integrated view of prejudice: How social structure and stereotypes produce prejudice. In J. Dovidio, M. Hewstone, & P. Glick (Eds.), Handbook of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. London: Sage Publications.
Kark, R., & Eagly, A. (in press). Gender and leadership: Negotiating the labyrinth. In J. C. Chrisler & D. R. McCreary (Eds.), Handbook of gender research in psychology. New York: Springer.
Wood, A. H., & Eagly, A. H. (in press). Gender. In S. Fiske, D. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.
Eagly, A. H., & Wood, W. (in press). Gender roles in a biosocial world. In P. van Lange, A. Kruglanski, & E. T. Higgins (Eds.), Handbook of theories in social psychology. London: Sage Publications.
Eagly, A. H. (in press). A miscitation classic. In R. Arkin (Ed.), Most underappreciated: 50 prominent social psychologists talk about hidden gems. New York: Oxford University Press.
Carli, L. L., & Eagly, A. H. (in press). Gender and leadership. In D. Collinson, A. Bryman, K. Grint, B. Jackson, & M. Uhl Bien (Eds.), Sage handbook of leadership. London: Sage Publications.
