Neosexism: Plus Ça Change, Plus C'est Pareil

A scale designed to tap into a new type of gender prejudice, called neosexist beliefs, is proposed. Two studies investigating antecedents and consequences of neosexism were conducted. In the first study, a predictive model was tested with a sample of 130 male students. It was found, according to hyp...

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Published in:Personality & social psychology bulletin 1995-08, Vol.21 (8), p.842-849
Main Authors: Tougas, Francine, Brown, Rupert, Beaton, Ann M., Joly, Stéphane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affirmative Action
Development
Employed Women
Females
Males
Measures (Individuals)
Neosexism
Prejudice
Scales
Sex Bias
Sex Discrimination
Sex Fairness
Sex Stereotypes
Sexes
Sexism
Social psychology
Stereotypes
Testing
Theories
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Summary:A scale designed to tap into a new type of gender prejudice, called neosexist beliefs, is proposed. Two studies investigating antecedents and consequences of neosexism were conducted. In the first study, a predictive model was tested with a sample of 130 male students. It was found, according to hypotheses, that considerations of collective interest (CI) and old-fashioned sexism had an impact on neosexism. However, only the latter and CI triggered opposition to affirmative action (AA). The second study evaluated the effects of CI and neosexism among a sample of 149 male workers employed in a firm where an exhaustive AA program was implemented. For example, it was found that support for the program in place and evaluations of women's qualifications were influenced both by neosexism and by CI. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
ISSN:0146-1672
1552-7433
DOI:10.1177/0146167295218007