This study was conducted to observe a common courtesy that has been associated ubiquitously with gentlemen – holding a door for a person to pass before him. However, over time, the door-holding maneuver has been a gesture that both genders have adopted into modern culture. Previous research has shown that in today’s society, men and women exhibit door-holding behavior just as frequently (Yoder et al., 2002). We decided to conduct an observational study that showed the frequency of door-holding behavior between men and women in the College of Staten Island. For our hypothesis, we predicted that men would exhibit a higher frequency of door-holding behavior, contrary to the research article. Throughout three trials, we found that out of 59 participants (31 male and 28 female), 47% of male participants and 17% of female participants held the door. Our data showed insignificant results leading us to conclude that men and women exhibit door-holding behavior as a common courtesy just as frequently in today’s society.
http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/seminar3posters/files/gravity_forms/1-f14ea90e75361cb91bd42582a860ee01/2014/12/Group-5-Poster.pdf
Aiman Chughtai, Lisa Li, Miriam Sedrak
Irina A Sekerina
College of Staten Island
psychology, gender, public space
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