Feminist Identity in College Women

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Carly K. Friedman ◽  
Melanie M. Ayres
Keyword(s):  
College Women ◽  
Feminist Identity

The emergent construction of feminist identity in interaction

Pragmatics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Hirschey Marrese
Keyword(s):  
College Women ◽  
Conversation Analysis ◽  
Feminist Identity ◽  
Feminist Identification

Abstract This case study is an analysis of college-aged womens’ conversations about feminist identity and tracks a shifting attitude among college women with respect to feminist identification. Using conversation analysis, I argue that the interlocutors’ feminist identity is an interactional achievement produced by collaboratively setting aside topics related to feminism. This practice (re)problematizes feminism and maintains hegemonic standards of ‘feminist’ as an identity that needs to be accounted for in conversation. Building on Eckert and McConnell-Ginet’s (2013) work on the phrase “I’m not a feminist, but…” I argue that feminist identification may be shifting, as the discourse in the present study fall more in line with “I am a feminist, but…,” producing a ‘sort of’ feminist identity. In the discursive process of relevantly setting aside qualities and practices associated with feminism, the interlocutors (re)establish normativity surrounding feminist identity and its enaction in everyday conversation.

Gender attitudes, feminist identity, and body images among college women

Sex Roles ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 433-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas F. Cash ◽  
Julie R. Ancis ◽  
Melissa D. Strachan
Keyword(s):  
College Women ◽  
Gender Attitudes ◽  
Feminist Identity ◽  
Body Images

Feminist Identity in College Women

2014 ◽  
pp. 2253-2257
Author(s):  
Carly K. Friedman ◽  
Melanie Ayres ◽  
Campbell Leaper
Keyword(s):  
College Women ◽  
Feminist Identity

Feminist Identity, Gender Traits, and Symptoms of Disturbed Eating Among College Women

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 593-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Snyder ◽  
Lynn Hasbrouck
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
College Women ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Feminist Identity ◽  
Disturbed Eating ◽  
Figure Rating Scale ◽  
Personal Attributes Questionnaire ◽  
Body Concerns ◽  
Gender Traits

This study explored relationships among feminist identity, gender traits, and symptoms of disturbed eating. Seventy-one college women completed the following: weight-related questions, Feminist Identity Development Scale, Personal Attributes Questionnaire, Figure Rating Scale, and Eating Disorders Inventory. Identification with feminist values negatively correlated with body dissatisfaction, bulimic symptoms, and feelings of ineffectiveness. Identification with stereotypical masculine traits was inversely related to perfectionist tendencies and feelings of ineffectiveness, but was unrelated to body concerns. These results suggest factors promoting body dissatisfaction and disturbed eating may have less impact on college women identifying with feminist values, such as commitment to nonsexist roles and personal empowerment.

Silencing the Self and Feminist Identity Development

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (3_part_2) ◽  
pp. 1075-1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tricia H. Witte ◽  
Martin F. Sherman
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
College Women ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
The Self ◽  
Feminist Identity ◽  
Women's Development ◽  
Traditional Gender Roles ◽  
Feminist Identity Development ◽  
Women's Oppression

The present study investigated the relation between Jack's 1991 concept of “silencing the self” and Downing and Roush's 1985 stage model of feminist identity development among college women. Analysis indicated that passively accepting women's oppression and adhering to traditional gender roles in interpersonal relationships (Passive Acceptance) was related to silencing the self. These results have important implications for silencing the self and women's development. Specifically, these findings may encourage many young women to acknowledge women's oppression and question the traditional gender roles that promote submission and thereby decrease the potential risk for self-silencing.

Silencing the Self and Feminist Identity Development

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1075-1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tricia H. Witte ◽  
Martin F Sherman
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
College Women ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
The Self ◽  
Feminist Identity ◽  
Women's Development ◽  
Traditional Gender Roles ◽  
Feminist Identity Development ◽  
Women's Oppression

The present study investigated the relation between Jack's 1991 concept of “silencing the self” and Downing and Roush's 1985 stage model of feminist identity development among college women. Analysis indicated that passively accepting women's oppression and adhering to traditional gender roles in interpersonal relationships (Passive Acceptance) was related to silencing the self. These results have important implications for silencing the self and women's development. Specifically, these findings may encourage many young women to acknowledge women's oppression and question the traditional gender roles that promote submission and thereby decrease the potential risk for self-silencing.

Bisexual College Women at Greatest Risk of STDs

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (14) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
Keyword(s):  
College Women
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