Intersections of Feminist Identification and Hostile Sexism

Abstract

This research examines the relationship between religious identification and feminist identification. Additionally, it investigates the extent of hostile sexist attitudes among those who identify as religious feminists. Utilizing 2016 American National Election Survey data, I find that religious women are no more or less likely to identify as feminist than the religiously unaffiliated, while evangelical and black Protestant men are less likely to identify as feminist. Further, both black Protestant women and Catholic men who identify as feminist express hostile sexist sentiment to a higher degree than their feminist unaffiliated counterparts, along with Latinas and Asian‐identified men. This study offers quantitative insights into the relationship between feminist identification, religious affiliation, and hostile sexist attitudes. Additional implications for this study include conceptualizations of feminism and sexism more broadly in society.

Design and study of psychometric properties of the Community Attitude to Abortion Scale (CAAS) with the Chilean population: Autonomy and Stigma

“…This result is empirical evidence that supports the idea formulated by the Bellagio group: whoever questions the right to abortion also questions other doctrines, rights, or individual freedoms (Hessini, 2014). What has been said is consistent with the rest of the results to the extent that, like the VIP, feminism and the LGBTIQ+ community threaten the traditional gender order that establishes socially accepted behavior for women and non-binary people (Lagarde, 1994;Janssen and Scheepers, 2019;Hernandez, 2021). At the same time, the acceptance of euthanasia, in the same way as abortion, means the violation of the norm of religious morality on respect for life from conception to natural death (Stets and Leik, 1993;Pfeffer, 2017;Francis et al, 2019).…”

“…Thus, those who identify with these groups often question other identities, rights, or individual freedoms closely related to these values (Hessini, 2014). For example, religiosity is associated with the rejection of sexual minorities, a relationship explained by authoritarianism and traditional beliefs about gender (Janssen and Scheepers, 2019); it is an essential indicator of the refusal of euthanasia, a practice that defies the religious mandate that only God can take life (Stets and Leik, 1993;Pfeffer, 2017;Francis et al, 2019); and it is also an antagonistic identity to feminism in gender issues, becoming an indicator of hostile sexism when both identities coexist in the same individual (Hernandez, 2021). In Chile, the position of religious groups against the VIP has been verified, exerting their power and influence on public opinion (Dides-Castillo and Fernández, 2018;Nicholls and Cuestas, 2018;Elgueta et al, 2019;Marshall and Zúñiga, 2020;Pérez et al, 2020Pérez et al, , 2022.…”