Les stéréotypes de sexe évoluent-ils ? Une étude exploratoire auprès d’étudiant.e.s français

Abstract

L'orientation scolaire et professionnelle 47/3 | 2018 varia Les stéréotypes de sexe évoluent-ils ? Une étude exploratoire auprès d'étudiant.e.s français Les stéréotypes de sexe : quelles évolutions ?

Stereotype Content of North African Men and Women in France and Its Relation to Aggression

“…The traits listed for French men and women are consistent with gender stereotypes found in past studies (Eagly et al 2020; Magne et al 2018). Men were ascribed more agentic terms (strong, violent, independent) and women more communal terms (nice, kind, sentient) and terms associated with gender roles (take care of household tasks).…”

“…Of note and consistent with past findings (Ghavami and Peplau 2012), the stereotypes of North African men resemble the stereotypes of North Africans observed in past studies (Collange et al 2006; Dambrun and Guimond 2001; Lacassagne et al 2001). Finally, stereotypes of French men and women are consistent with gender stereotypes traditionally found in the literature (Magne et al 2018).…”

“…When comparing stereotypes listed for North African men and women and French men and women, stereotypes seem relatively stable over time. Traits associated with French men and women are consistent with traits listed in past investigations (Eagly et al 2020; Magne et al 2018).…”

“…This may suggest that North Africans and the French are perceived as contrasting groups in terms of characteristics. Items loading on Factors 2 and 4 are consistent with gender stereotypes on personality traits and abilities found in the literature (Magne et al 2018). As expected, anti-social traits are consistently more strongly associated with North African men than women.…”

“…Indeed, a great number of studies on gender stereotypes have shown that men are usually perceived as more agentic and women as more communal (Abele 2003;Eagly et al 2020;Spence and Buckner 2000). In line with this, men have been described, among others, as aggressive, competitive, brave, independent, and strong whereas women have been more traditionally described with adjectives such as beautiful, sensitive, kind, submissive, and generous (Cejka and Eagly 1999;Lips 2008;Magne, Lagabrielle, and Felonneau 2018) and these gender stereotypes hold in many different cultural contexts (Williams and Best 1990).…”