Observation of over 6300 people in a variety of public places on two college campuses found significantly more females (65%) than males (55%) in the company of other people. Inter views with 238 people leaving the cafeteria revealed that females were more likely to plan to eat with others, or, if unable to find someone to eat with, to forego lunch. Methodological problems in inferring behavioral dispositions from observational and in terview data are discussed and it is concluded that the data are consistent with but do not prove the stereotype that women are more social than men.
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