When Sexism Leads to Racism: Threat, Protecting Women, and Racial Bias

McMahon, Jean M.; Kahn, Kimberly Barsamian

doi:10.1007/s11199-017-0828-x

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“…Both Belew’s (2019) and Keskinen’s (2018) examples are consistent with recent research by Jean McMahon and Kimberly Kahn (2018), showing that the protective paternalistic aspect of ambivalent sexism (Glick & Fiske, 1996) was linked to racism.…”

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confidence: 75%

Toward a More Just Feminism

Signorella

2020

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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The history of the women’s movements and women’s involvement in civic causes and actions shows that commitment to women’s causes is no guarantee that other human rights issues will be supported. Instances of racism and other prejudices that have impacted women’s groups in the United States will be used to illustrate the contradiction, and corollary patterns from the present will be used to show that the disconnect between promoting women’s causes and other pressing human rights issues remains. I will use the exemplar of citation practices as one aspect of contemporary professional behavior that may contribute to the ongoing invisibility of accomplishments by women and scholars of color of any gender. I will also demonstrate some tools that, combined with better self-awareness, can improve the visibility of all members of underrepresented groups. The challenge we face is to convert awareness of the complex intersections between gender and racial issues into the application of feminist values across the full spectrum of human experience.

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confidence: 75%

Toward a More Just Feminism

Signorella

2020

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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“…As highlighted by the “Black Lives Matter” movement and evidenced by the disproportionate killings of unarmed Black men, negative associations with Black manhood have produced harsh realities under which Black men live daily. These realities shape and are shaped by a myriad of micro, meso, and, macro level factors (McMahon & Kahn, 2017).…”

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Circumstances Beyond Their Control: Black Women’s Perceptions of Black Manhood

2017

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Insufficient empirical attention has been paid to Black women's perceptions of Black male gender roles and associated masculinity. Although constructions of Black masculinity have been speculated about in popular media and literature, no known published studies have specifically investigated Black women's perceptions of Black men or offered a conceptualization of Black masculinity informed by their voices. Because women's perceptions of and beliefs about men affect partnership decisions, quality of relationships, childrearing decisions, health behaviors, and other aspects of personal and psychosocial well-being, the purpose of the present exploratory qualitative study was to fill the noted gap in the literature while highlighting context related to these beliefs. Participants in eight focus groups were 44 Black women, ranging in age from 18 to 91, from the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Transcribed focus group data were coded via a qualitative data analysis software program. Thematic analysis of data revealed three main themes: (a) Strong Armed and Strong Minded, (b2) Challenges with Familial and Personal Connections, and (c) Circumstances Beyond Their Control: Impact of the Black Experience. Implications for research and practice related to Black marriage, family, and parenting relationships are discussed.

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“…Yet, it also allows a recasting of dominant discourses and relationships. Critically considering affect resulted in documenting the spontaneous emergence of subversive love that challenges discourses of White women as either saviors or victims of Black masculinity (McMahon & Kahn, 2018). Malcolm’s hand-computer-Becky’s heart assemblage forms in Clip 7 (Line 46) and in Clip 8, and Becky’s affect shifts from a raised heartbeat to a spontaneous smile:B: “I see my smile as he points his hand down and toward my body positioned directly facing the screen.…”

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What Matter Matters? Retaining the Critical in New Materialist Literacy Research

Beucher

Handsfield

Hunt

2019

Journal of Literacy Research

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The field of literacy research has seen a recent surge in scholarship focusing on how matter—both human and nonhuman—comes to matter in literacy research and practice. This article explores how new materialist theories may be recruited for literacy research motivated by an anti-racist ethic. We present an illustrative intra-action analysis of a short autobiographical video produced by Malcolm, a Black male high school student, for a digital autobiography class assignment. Our analysis, informed by both new materialist and poststructuralist theories and emphasizing both discourse and materiality, produces varied interpretations of Malcolm and his literacy practices. Based on our multitheoretic analysis, we raise ethical concerns regarding analyses of racialized students’ literacy practices that emphasize materiality and affect without also retaining a critical eye toward powerful discourses of race and racism. We end with implications and recommendations for others engaging new materialisms in literacy research.

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When Sexism Leads to Racism: Threat, Protecting Women, and Racial Bias

Cited by 25 publications

References 44 publications

Toward a More Just Feminism

Toward a More Just Feminism

Circumstances Beyond Their Control: Black Women’s Perceptions of Black Manhood

What Matter Matters? Retaining the Critical in New Materialist Literacy Research

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