PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ambivalent Sexism, Stereotype Threat, Ingroups And Outgroups
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The belief that women should be protected and taken care of by men: ex. Men should sacrifice to provide for women: complementary gender differentiation, ex. The (cid:271)elief that (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) a(cid:396)e the (cid:862)(cid:271)ette(cid:396)(cid:863) se(cid:454) a(cid:374)d ha(cid:448)e spe(cid:272)ial (cid:395)ualities, su(cid:272)h as a superior moral sensibility, that few men possess: heterosexual intimacy, ex. In line with this, researchers have found that benevolent sexism is often not described by men o(cid:396) (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) as a(cid:374) e(cid:454)p(cid:396)essio(cid:374) of ge(cid:374)de(cid:396) dis(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374). I(cid:374)stead, it is ofte(cid:374) see(cid:374) as (cid:862)su(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)el(cid:455) fa(cid:448)o(cid:396)a(cid:271)le(cid:863) a(cid:374)d flatte(cid:396)i(cid:374)g to (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374). Eexposure to hostile sexism may promote efforts to reduce gender-based inequality, whereas exposure to benevolent sexism undermines engagement in actions intended to increase gender equality. It can be engaged in by a single individual as long it is intended to serve group rather than individual interests. It provides a positive representation of women as a group.
