Benevolent Sexism, Men’s Advantages and the Prescription of Warmth to Women

Delacollette, Nathalie; Dumont, Muriel; Sarlet, Marie; Dardenne, Benoît

doi:10.1007/s11199-012-0232-5

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“…Es necesario, por tanto, estimular el reparto equilibrado de las responsabilidades familiares para romper con estereotipos de género, tan unidos al mantenimiento del sexismo. Aunque el SB es aparentemente más conciliador, también es más eficaz para perpetuar diferencias de género (Delacollette, Dumont, Sarlet, & Dardenne, 2013).…”

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Sexism in adolescence: parenting styles, division of housework, prosocial behaviour and aggressive behaviour /Sexismo en la adolescencia: estilos de crianza, división de tareas domésticas, conducta prosocial y agresividad

Malonda

Tur-Porcar

Llorca

2017

Revista de Psicología Social

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The aim of this study was to identify which factors were the best predictors of sexist attitudes. To achieve this aim, two groups of variables were analysed. The first group consisted of variables relating to parenting styles and the division of housework. The second group consisted of personal factors related to prosocial behaviour and physical and verbal aggression. The sample was made up of 732 adolescents aged 12-14 from Valencia (Spain). The analysis was conducted separately for boys and girls. Correlation analyses and multiple linear regression analyses were conducted on each subsample. The results show that the division of housework and parenting styles were related to sexist attitudes. This connection was especially strong for the division of housework according to traditional gender roles, which was found to lead to hostile and benevolent sexist attitudes. The results also showed that prosocial and aggressive behaviours were correlated with sexist attitudes. The results varied by gender. The findings of this research have implications for the prevention of sexist attitudes.

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Sexism in adolescence: parenting styles, division of housework, prosocial behaviour and aggressive behaviour /Sexismo en la adolescencia: estilos de crianza, división de tareas domésticas, conducta prosocial y agresividad

Malonda

Tur-Porcar

Llorca

2017

Revista de Psicología Social

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“…But warmth prescription for women is also a function of the context: Warmth traits were more prescribed for them in a private than in a work context (Delacollette, Dumont, Sarlet, & Dardenne, 2012). In our studies, we demonstrated that protective paternalism is prescribed for men, particularly in a romantic context and particularly if women endorsed higher levels of Protective Paternalism and Heterosexual Intimacy.…”

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Prescription of Protective Paternalism for Men in Romantic and Work Contexts

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Dumont

Delacollette

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Psychology of Women Quarterly

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Behavioral prescription specifies how people ought to act. Five studies investigated prescription for men of protective paternalism, a particular form of benevolent sexism, depending on contextual and individual factors. In Studies 1 and 2, female participants prescribed for men more protective paternalistic behavior toward women in a romantic than in a work context. In Study 3, male participants prescribed the same level of protective paternalistic behavior as female participants did. Conversely, more gender egalitarianism was prescribed for men in a work than in a romantic context (Studies 1–3). In Study 4, the same protective paternalistic behavior was labeled as intimacy in a romantic context but was identified to the same extent as intimacy and as sexism in a work context. In Study 5, female participants’ benevolent sexist beliefs predicted their prescription of protective paternalistic behavior for men in both contexts. These studies demonstrated that prescription of protective paternalism for men is a complex phenomenon because it depends on contextual as well as individual variables. These findings need to be added to the list of factors explaining how this particular form of sexism is maintained within gender relationships and how it contributes to women’s subordination.

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“…Critically, the warmth/trustworthiness expectations contained within BS are prescriptive in nature; women and men “ought to” and “should be” warm, sensitive, supportive, and loyal (Delacollette, Dumont, Sarlet, & Dardenne, ; Sarlet et al, ). Such prescriptions create strong boundaries of how men and women should and should not be or behave (Burgess & Borgida, ).…”

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Endorsing benevolent sexism magnifies willingness to dissolve relationships when facing partner‐ideal discrepancies

Hammond

Overall

2014

Personal Relationships

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Benevolent sexism (BS) contains prescriptive partner expectations that should foster an intolerance of discrepancies between partners and warmth/trustworthiness ideal standards. This longitudinal study tested whether endorsing BS magnifies the degree to which warmth/trustworthiness partner‐ideal discrepancies are associated with willingness to dissolve relationships. Heterosexual couples (N = 88) reported their partner‐ideal discrepancies, willingness to dissolve the relationship, and their partner's willingness to dissolve the relationship every 3 months for 1 year. Greater partner‐ideal discrepancies were associated with subsequent increases in willingness to dissolve the relationship, but this was stronger for people who endorsed BS. Partners of women who endorsed BS also perceived this greater willingness to dissolve the relationship. These results demonstrate that the prescriptions within BS undermine the stability of ongoing relationships.

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Benevolent Sexism, Men’s Advantages and the Prescription of Warmth to Women

Cited by 19 publications

References 70 publications

Sexism in adolescence: parenting styles, division of housework, prosocial behaviour and aggressive behaviour /Sexismo en la adolescencia: estilos de crianza, división de tareas domésticas, conducta prosocial y agresividad

Sexism in adolescence: parenting styles, division of housework, prosocial behaviour and aggressive behaviour /Sexismo en la adolescencia: estilos de crianza, división de tareas domésticas, conducta prosocial y agresividad

Prescription of Protective Paternalism for Men in Romantic and Work Contexts

Endorsing benevolent sexism magnifies willingness to dissolve relationships when facing partner‐ideal discrepancies

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