Feminism: What is it Good For? Feminine Norms and Objectification as the Link between Feminist Identity and Clinically Relevant Outcomes

Hurt, Molly M.; Nelson, Jaclyn A.; Turner, Dixie L.; Haines, Megan E.; Ramsey, Laura R.; Erchull, Mindy J.; Liss, Miriam

doi:10.1007/s11199-007-9272-7

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“…For example, at the individual level of analysis, holding strong feminist beliefs has been linked with high self-esteem (Fischer and Good 1994), self-efficacy (Eisele and Stake 2008), academic achievement (Valenzuela 1993), rejection of feminine norms for thinness and appearance (Hurt et al 2007), sexual well-being (Schick et al 2008), and sexual openness (Bay-Cheng and Zucker 2007). At the level of interpersonal relationships, although some women continue to equate feminism with heterosexual disharmony (Rudman and Fairchild 2007), this stereotype is debunked by survey findings from men with feminist women partners who rate their relationship as both stable and sexually satisfying (Rudman and Phelan 2007).…”

Section: Feminist Beliefsmentioning

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When Declaring “I am a Feminist” Matters: Labeling is Linked to Activism

2010

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Being a feminist has been operationalized as a label (linked with activism), beliefs (associated with personal and interpersonal outcomes), and their combination. Using an internet survey completed by 220 American mid-western college women, we explored the unique and combined impact of feminist self-labeling with feminist beliefs on women's well-being, egalitarianism, and activism. Self-labeling was most clearly defined as a binary declaration of being a feminist or not, which alone was related to increased feminist activism above and beyond the impact of feminist beliefs. Furthermore, self-labeling, unlike feminist beliefs, was not related to personal well-being or interpersonal egalitarianism. Our findings confirm the exclusive and singular importance of self-labeling for enhanced feminist action.

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Section: Feminist Beliefsmentioning

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When Declaring “I am a Feminist” Matters: Labeling is Linked to Activism

2010

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“…The instrument has been used to examine its relationships with eating disorders and other clinical outcomes (Green, Davids, Skaggs, Riopel, & Hallengren, 2008;Hurt et al, 2007;Mahalik et al, 2005).…”

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Comparison of Feminine Gender Norms among Spanish and American College Women

Sánchez-López¹,

Cuéllar-Flores²

2011

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This article describes the psychometric characteristics of the Conformity to Feminine Norms Inventory (CFNI; Mahalik et al., 2005) in a group of Spanish college women (n = 383), and explores cross-cultural differences in feminine role norms. Factor analysis reveals a profile similar to the one obtained in the USA and, albeit differing in some aspects, in general it supports the authors' proposed structure. Reliability and corelations between subscales were adequate. Participants endorsed less traditional views toward 4 of the 8 feminine norms of the CFNI and reported significantly less conformity than comparable American students. Only the Domestic norm received greater endorsement by Spanish women in this group. The findings support the suitability of the CFNI for use in the Spanish group and establish an empirical base for future studies of Spanish femininity. Cross-country differences are discussed.

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“…Benevolent sexism is a sexist view that women need additional help with certain activities, for instance carrying items, because of their gender (Glick and Fiske 1996). Previous research has shown both of these phenomena to have negative consequences for women (Dardenne et al 2007;Fredrickson et al 1998;Hurt et al 2007;Noll and Fredrickson 1998;Roberts 2004;Sibley and Wilson 2004). Previous research suggests that one outcome of benevolent sexism is to encourage women to adhere to their proscribed gender roles (Glick and Fiske 2001).…”

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“I’ll Get That for You”: The Relationship Between Benevolent Sexism and Body Self-Perceptions

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Benevolent sexism has been shown to have negative consequences for women. In the present study, we investigated whether there were differences in reports of body self-perceptions between 93 college women in the southeastern United States who either witnessed or did not witness a staged act of benevolent sexism. Because we believed that benevolent sexism could make beauty norms more salient, we hypothesized that women who witnessed benevolent sexism would report higher levels of selfobjectification, body surveillance, and body shame. Women who witnessed benevolent sexism did report higher levels of surveillance and shame, constructs associated with selfobjectification, but not higher general levels of selfobjectification. This research provides more evidence of the negative effects benevolent sexism has on women.

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Feminism: What is it Good For? Feminine Norms and Objectification as the Link between Feminist Identity and Clinically Relevant Outcomes

Cited by 80 publications

References 35 publications

When Declaring “I am a Feminist” Matters: Labeling is Linked to Activism

When Declaring “I am a Feminist” Matters: Labeling is Linked to Activism

Comparison of Feminine Gender Norms among Spanish and American College Women

“I’ll Get That for You”: The Relationship Between Benevolent Sexism and Body Self-Perceptions

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