Are People Better at Recognizing Ambivalent Sexism on the Basis of the Non-standard Profiles than the Standard ASI Ones?

Chisango, Tadios; Javangwe, Gwatirera

doi:10.1007/s11199-012-0146-2

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“…The bride may subjectively enjoy being on a pedestal, oblivious of the cost—being put on a pedestal is confining. As previous research suggests, both men and women are likely to interpret such benevolently sexist tendencies as cherishing, rather than restrictive (see Chisango & Javangwe, 2012; Kilianski & Rudman, 1998).…”

Section: Hs Bs and Ambivalent Sexism In Shona Culturementioning

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An investigation of the sexist application of the morality concept of Tsika in the Shona culture of Zimbabwe

Chisango

Mayekiso

2013

Int J Psychol

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We investigated the sexist application of a morality concept of Tsika, characterized by communal traits, in the Shona culture of Zimbabwe. Tsika has been defined as "politeness, civility and circumlocution" (Samkange & Samkange, 1980, p. 74), thus generally falling under communal traits. Theoretical literature suggests that although Tsika is a cultural ideal for all Shona people, it is especially expected of women and children, and that women can be punished like children if they lack Tsika. This research tested whether Tsika would be expected more of women (and children) than men. In line with ambivalent sexism theory, it was predicted that, because Tsika is constituted of communal traits, a bias in its expectation of women over men would be predicted by benevolent sexism. Furthermore, the research tested whether women (and children) would be judged more negatively than men if they defaulted on Tsika. It was hypothesized that a more negative evaluation of women than men if they defaulted on Tsika would be predicted by hostile sexism. Results confirmed that Tsika is expected more of women than of men. Benevolent sexism and its interaction with hostile sexism predicted the bias in expectation of Tsika of women over men. Results also confirmed that women who default on Tsika are evaluated more negatively than men. Hostile sexism predicted the bias in negative evaluations of women over men who default on Tsika.

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Section: Hs Bs and Ambivalent Sexism In Shona Culturementioning

confidence: 92%

“…Recent research by Chisango and Javangwe (2012) suggests that HS and BS are particularly high in Zimbabwe. Research conducted elsewhere in Africa has shown similarly high HS and BS scores (see Glick & Fiske, 2001).…”

Section: Hs Bs and Ambivalent Sexism In Shona Culturementioning

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An investigation of the sexist application of the morality concept of Tsika in the Shona culture of Zimbabwe

Chisango

Mayekiso

2013

Int J Psychol

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“…Past research suggests that people seem to view BS and HS as antithetic to each other by virtue of them occupying opposite poles of social approval scales (e.g. Chisango & Javangwe, ; Kilianski & Rudman, ). We suspect, as our results suggest, that the problem of failure to recognise ambivalent sexism might also be compounded due to BS and HS being relatively concentrated in different social contexts.…”

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“…An especially important addition of our results to existing literature is the reference to sexist treatment, rather than only sexist attitudes, within the framework of ambivalent sexism theory. As pointed out by Chisango and Javangwe (), the standard Ambivalent Sexism Inventory measures span attitudes that include views on (a) romantic relationships, for example “no matter how accomplished he is, a man is not truly complete without the love of a woman”; (b) occupational relationships, for example “many women are actually seeking special favours, such as hiring policies that favour them over men, under the guise of asking for ‘equality’”; (c) feminism, for example “feminists are making unreasonable demands of men”; (d) gender discrimination, for example “when women lose in a fair competition, they typically complain about being discriminated against”; (e) culture and morality, for example “women, as compared to men, tend to have a more refined sense of culture and good taste” (see Glick & Fiske, , p. 118). As such, the standard Ambivalent Sexism Inventory measures, besides being global, tap only into sexist attitudes.…”

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The social nature of benevolent sexism and the antisocial nature of hostile sexism: Is benevolent sexism more likely to manifest in public contexts and hostile sexism in private contexts?

Chisango¹,

Mayekiso²,

Thomae

2014

Int J Psychol

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Previous research converges on demonstrating that benevolent sexism (BS) is socially approved, whereas hostile sexism (HS) is socially disapproved. We postulated that a sample of married women would be likely to report that their husbands express hostile sexist attitudes and engage in related actions towards them more in private than public contexts, where they lie concealed from public censure. By contrast, the women would report that their husbands would be likely to express benevolent sexist attitudes and engage in related actions more in public than private contexts, where they are reinforced not only by their target (i.e. wife), but also by significant others and the society at large. We tested these hypotheses with a sample of Black, heterosexually married Zimbabwean women (n = 109, mean age = 31.83). Results supported our hypotheses: the women reported hostile sexist attitudes and actions to be more likely to occur in private than public contexts; on the other hand, they reported benevolent sexist attitudes and actions to be more likely in public than private contexts. We conclude that differences in social approval of BS and HS account for these results.

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“…Hostile sexism helps to sustain men's societal dominance by directing aggression toward women who threaten men's social power (Glick, Diebold, Bailey‐Werner, & Zhu, ). However, the overt nature of hostile sexism means these attitudes are readily recognized as “sexist” (Barreto & Ellemers, ; Glick et al, ), and are typically rejected by women (Bohner, Ahlborn, & Steiner, ; Chisango & Javangwe, ; Kilianski & Rudman, ). Moreover, hostile sexism is ineffective in intimate contexts because the aggressive responses tied to such attitudes elicit resistance by female partners, which impedes intimacy and satisfaction within heterosexual relationships (Hammond & Overall, ; Overall, Sibley, & Tan, ).…”

Section: The Importance Of the Appeal Of Benevolent Sexismmentioning

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Women's attraction to benevolent sexism: Needing relationship security predicts greater attraction to men who endorse benevolent sexism

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2017

Euro J Social Psych

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Benevolent sexism prescribes that men should cherish and protect women in intimate relationships. Despite the romantic tone of these attitudes, prior research indicates that benevolent sexism undermines women's competence, ambition, and independence. Ambivalent sexism theory proposes that benevolent sexism is able to incur these costs because the promise of a chivalrous and protective partner offers women security in their intimate relationships. We tested this key proposition by examining whether women who intensely need relationship security—women higher in attachment anxiety—are more attracted to men who endorse benevolent sexism. Highly anxious women (N = 632) rated men described as endorsing benevolent sexism as relatively more attractive, and reported greater preferences for partners to hold benevolently sexist attitudes. These results advance understanding regarding the underlying reasons women find benevolent sexism appealing and identify who will be most vulnerable to the potential costs of benevolent sexism.

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Are People Better at Recognizing Ambivalent Sexism on the Basis of the Non-standard Profiles than the Standard ASI Ones?

Cited by 12 publications

References 17 publications

An investigation of the sexist application of the morality concept of Tsika in the Shona culture of Zimbabwe

An investigation of the sexist application of the morality concept of Tsika in the Shona culture of Zimbabwe

The social nature of benevolent sexism and the antisocial nature of hostile sexism: Is benevolent sexism more likely to manifest in public contexts and hostile sexism in private contexts?

Women's attraction to benevolent sexism: Needing relationship security predicts greater attraction to men who endorse benevolent sexism

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