Eleanor Maccoby
Eleanor Emmons Maccoby (May 15, 1917 – December 11, 2018) was an American psychologist who was most recognized for her research and scholarly contributions to the fields of gender studies and developmental psychology. Throughout her career she studied sex differences, gender development, gender differentiation, parent-child relations, child development, and social development from the child perspective.
Eleanor Emmons Maccoby | |
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| Born | Eleanor Emmons May 15, 1917 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 2018 (aged 101) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Education | PhD, University of Michigan, (1950)
MA, University of Michigan, (1949) BA, University of Washington, (1939) |
| Organization(s) | Stanford University, (1958 - 2018) Harvard University, (1950–1957) |
Maccoby earned her M.A and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan where she worked under B. F. Skinner. She also did her dissertation research in Skinner's Harvard laboratory. Maccoby continued her psychology career at Stanford University, where she served as a professor, member and chair of the department of psychology and conducted various research. Her research resulted in multiple publications with her most recognized publication being her book, The Development of Sex Differences (1966). Maccoby has received numerous awards for her work; however, in 2000 Maccoby was named the first-ever recipient of an award named in her honor, which was The Maccoby Award. The American Psychological Association listed Maccoby as number 70 out of 100 for the most eminent psychologists of the 20th century.