Effects of Race and Sex on Work Group Cooperation vs. Competition

Examines whether differences in individualism-collectivism by race & sex result in differences in cooperation vs competition, expanding on T. H. Cox, S. A. Lobel, & P. L. McLeod's (1991) work to make individual & group-level comparisons by race & sex. Experimental data gathered via Prisoner's Dilemma games among 38 black & 25 white groups (total N = 284 university students in the eastern US) support the prior study, demonstrating that blacks display greater cooperation than do whites using a more complete group-level comparison. However, contrary to other studies, findings show that women do not necessarily cooperate more than do men. Specifically, sex decreases in importance when controlling for race. Applications & suggestions for future research are presented. 5 Tables, 1 Figure, 55 References. Adapted from the source document.