Woman stereotypes and ambivalent sexism in a sample of adolescents from Buenos Aires

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Published: Apr 11, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22201/fesi.20070780.2014.6.2.48595

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Edgardo Etchezahar
Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)
Joaquín Ungaretti
Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to determine which woman stereotypes are most common in a group of young adolescents from Buenos Aires; to then see how they value these stereotypes and analyse whether they can be categorised as hostile, benevolent or of another kind. The total sample was composed of 250 secondary school students from the City of Buenos Aires, aging between 16 and 18, of both sexes. The first five woman features to come to participants minds were analysed, along with a value scale for each of them that ranged from very positive to very negative. Additionally, levels of ambivalent sexism were assessed in both hostile and benevolent forms. The main stereotypes of women and their positive or negative evaluation are described, along with the relationship they keep with hostile and benevolent forms of sexism. Finally, we observe that several stereotypes categorized as benevolent were valued both positively and negatively, which opens a field of discussion about the relationship between ambivalent sexism and stereotypes of women.

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Etchezahar, E., & Ungaretti, J. (2015). Woman stereotypes and ambivalent sexism in a sample of adolescents from Buenos Aires. Journal of Behavior, Health & Social Issues, 6(2), 87–94. https://doi.org/10.22201/fesi.20070780.2014.6.2.48595

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Edgardo Etchezahar, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)

Degree: MA in Cognitive Psychology and Learning. Affiliation:Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Psicología – CONICET. Research Area: Political Psychology.Social psychology.

Joaquín Ungaretti, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)

Degree: BA in Psychology. Affiliation:Universidad de Buenos Aires,Facultad de Psicología. Research Area: Political Psychology. Social psychology.

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