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By CRAIG RENFRO
Staff Writer
Andrew Briscoe III, a 1986-87
Democratic gubernatorial candidate,
stneceiftj Wednesday night at Texas
AcV-M that he believes he will win be-
*! Buse citizens are tired of profes-
u pleac'sional politicians.
BBriscoe, A&M Class of ’74, said
Bople are tired of “form politicians”
f t, want someone w ho is honest,
lfie and open to public input.
Biglp He said Gov. Mark White can be
, all 12 defeated in the May 3 primary be-
to the cause he will not have the education
them or agriculture vote.
2 /BBriscoe said he agrees with some
df White’s proposed budget cuts, but
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I 5l| e proposed 13 percent reductions
' tryiUtlfo 1 the A&M System would not be
things Aeded if such areas as administra-
ice all 1; dve costs were cutback.
■ “I haven’t heard of any budget
■ts in the governor’s office, and
Bat's where some should be made,"
he said.
■ He said new sources of revenue
ne (1 to be encouraged to bring the
Bite out of its’ economic woes. The
iiost efficient way to raise revenues
is to increase the state sales tax, he
said.
BBriscoe said he encourages the
nkede firmation of a Southwest stock ex-
Bange to bring in state revenues
• JM ass ' st agriculture. He said this
1 pi ^ram would require state invest-
fheBt Bent at first but could eventually op-
er.ite without state funds.
B Briscoe said W’hite’s administra
tion has discouraged business in the
Mite. Financial institutions and the
Bl industry have been hurt the most,
lie said.
■ “White imposed a 800 percent in-
fiease in drilling fees,” he said.
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Andrew Briscoe III, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate,
speaks to students in 510 Rudder before his speech.
“This has certainly discouraged oil
exploration.”
“We need to go to the oil industry
and ask them what we can do to help
them raise revenues, because for
many years they supported this
state,” he said.
Education is another area in need
of reform, he said. Disciplinary
problems and teacher competency
are areas that must be addressed. He
said if elected, he would call a sum
mit for all education association
groups to look at the problems and
find solutions.
Briscoe, the second cousin to for
mer Gov. Dolph Briscoe, said
pollsters have indicated that he may
receive 40 percent of the vote be
cause of his name.
&M psychologist studies
ale-female roles in groups
By MELANIE PERKINS
Reporter
B Women in work groups are ini-
,*tiailv perceived as being less compe-
lavvsuilMent than their male counterparts,
t ofthtM a Texas A&M psychologist
in S ^ ferences and interaction
uter re-Vperforming groups.
B Dr. Wendy Wood said, “People
, i Lpse gender if they don’t have a more
’ , Halid measure of competence.”
entsW'B she said this is especially true in
n space newly formed groups where the only
rtmeti! thing the members have to go on are
^sumptions. People don’t have the
nme initial expectations of female
is prec- group members as they do of male
group members, she said.
I “If you don’t know anything else
F gbout members of a group (besides
gender), you naturally assume that
pen are more competent than
fomen — both men and women do
is,” Wood said.
She attributes this to the fact that
lien typically fill roles perceived to
;equire competence, such as man-
jgerial roles.
Wood said the team sports theory
says males generally have a higher
whose research focuses on sex dif-
styles
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hepa* 1 ^
can be itatus in the work force because of
can -. team sports. This theory says that
because women don’t tend to play
team sports — at least not as often or
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as regularly as males — they are
missing out on the skills and abilities
gained from working on a team.
However, Wood said she thinks a
woman’s interaction style facilitates
task performance.
Her research shows these precon
ceived gender notions break down in
the face of other indications of com
petence, such as work experience
and education level.
Wood said in many employment
situations the perception of compe
tence rests solely on the job title and
other relevant factors.
“If you provide people with direct
information on competence as well
as on gender, then interaction style
is not likely to be influenced by gen
der,” she said.
Wood said differences in compe
tence will override gender differ
ences. If everyone is of the same sex,
sex differences will come into play,
she said.
She said initial differences in the
behavior of men and women in
newly formed groups have been ob
served in laboratory experiments.
Female groups show more posi
tive interpersonal behavior than
male groups and female members
take the time to get to know each
other.
“Women’s behavior clearly facili
tates performance of certain kinds
of tasks, such as those tasks involving
negotiation and compromise,”
Wood said.
She said male groups don’t bother
to get to know each other. Though
there is less clear evidence, indica
tions are males may do better at tasks
requiring a high level of task behav
ior, such as brainstorming, she said.
And, she said, males are good at
bouncing ideas off each other.
Wood said interaction between
males and females does affect group
productivity.
She said women in group situa
tions tend to think they have to
prove themselves to the group.
“One way of convincing other
people of concern is to act friendly a
lot, agree with other people a lot,
and just engage in positive behavior
in order to convince others of con
cern for the group,” Wood said.
“Then people will listen to you.”
Men in groups make more sug
gestions and freely give their opin
ions, she said. She said group mem
bers who are perceived as competent
can solicit opinions and other group
members will pay more attention to
them. Gender will not be a percep
tion factor when men and women
are distributed equally in social
roles, Wood said.
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