Maccoby biography

Eleanor Emmons Maccoby (May 15, 1917 – December 11, 2018) was an American psychologist who was most recognized for her research and scholarly contributions.
Eleanor Maccoby is an eminent psychologist known for her research in developmental psychology and sex differences.
Eleanor Emmons Maccoby was an American psychologist who was most recognized for her research and scholarly contributions to the fields of gender studies and developmental psychology.

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Eleanor Maccoby

Birth:

1917

Death:

2018

Training Location(s):

PhD, University of Michigan (1950)

MA, University of Michigan (1949)

BA, University of Washington (1939)

Primary Affiliation(s):

Stanford University (1958-present)

Harvard University (1950-1957)

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Career Focus:

Sex differences; gender development; gender differentiation; parent-child relations; child development; personality and social development.

Biography

Eleanor Emmons was born on May 15, 1917 in Tacoma, Washington. In 1950, she completed her PhD in psychology at the University of Michigan. After graduating, she took on a position at Harvard University. However, after a few years, Eleanor and her husband, Nathan Maccoby, were offered positions at Stanford University. Due to anti-nepotism

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Michael Maccoby

American psychoanalyst and anthropologist (1933–2022)

Michael Maccoby (March 5, 1933 – November 5, 2022) was an American psychoanalyst and anthropologist^[1] globally recognized as an expert on leadership for his research in improving organizations and the nature of work.^[2]^[3] He authored or co-authored fourteen books and consulted to companies, governments, the World Bank, unions, research and development centers and laboratories, universities and orphanages or taught in 36 countries.^[4] Maccoby's article, Narcissistic Leaders: the Incredible Pros, the Inevitable Cons written in January 2000, was awarded a McKinsey Award from the Harvard Business Review.^[5]

Life, education, and family

Maccoby was born in Mt. Vernon, New York, on March 5, 1933, to his father, who was a reform rabbi, and his mother who was a teacher. Maccoby attended public school in Mt. Vernon at the Brandes School in Tucson, Arizona, with the exception of two years. He graduated from A.B. Davis High School where he was awarded the

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Eleanor Maccoby

American psychologist

Eleanor Emmons Maccoby
Born	Eleanor Emmons (1917-05-15)May 15, 1917 Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Died	December 11, 2018(2018-12-11) (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)

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.^[1] Throughout her career she studied sex differences, gender development, parent-child relations, child development, and social development from the child perspective.

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 s