PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Ambivalent Sexism, Aversive Racism, Implicit Stereotype
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Sexism: negative attitude, prejudice, or discrimination directed toward someone on the basis of their gender. Hostile sexism (hs): a(cid:374)tipath(cid:455) to(cid:449)a(cid:396)ds (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) (cid:449)ho a(cid:396)e (cid:448)ie(cid:449)ed as taki(cid:374)g (cid:373)e(cid:374)"s po(cid:449)e(cid:396) Grounded on the belief that men are more competent than women and thus deserving of higher status and more power. Accompanied by the fear that women leverage sexuality or feminist ideology to extract power from men. Benevolent sexism (bs): chivalrous ideology offering protection and affection to women who embrace conventional roles. Bs characterizes women in a way that can be perceived as flattering. Ex. women ought to be rescued first, women have good taste. Benevolent sexism includes 3 subcomponents: protective paternalism: taken care and protected by men, co(cid:373)ple(cid:373)e(cid:374)ta(cid:396)(cid:455) ge(cid:374)de(cid:396) diffe(cid:396)e(cid:374)tiatio(cid:374): (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) a(cid:396)e the (cid:271)ette(cid:396) (cid:862)se(cid:454)(cid:863) (cid:449)/ spe(cid:272)ial (cid:395)ualities (cid:894)e(cid:454). better morals, purity, heterosexual intimacy: women fulfill me(cid:374)"s (cid:396)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)ti(cid:272) (cid:374)eeds. In general, attitude towards women are more positive than towards men. (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) a(cid:396)e (cid:374)ot t(cid:396)eated e(cid:395)uall(cid:455) (cid:271)ut a(cid:396)e (cid:862)lo(cid:448)ed(cid:863)
