Chicana Studies: Is there a Future for US in Women Studies?

We tested the novel hypothesis that men lower in status-linked variables—that is, subjective social status and perceived mate value—are relatively disinclined to offset their high hostile sexism with high benevolent sexism. Findings revealed that mate value, but not social status, moderates the hostile–benevolent sexism link among men: Whereas men high in perceived mate value endorse hostile and benevolent sexism linearly across the attitude range, men low in mate value show curvilinear sexism, characterized by declining benevolence as hostility increases above the midpoint. Study 1 ( N = 15,205) establishes the curvilinear sexism effect and shows that it is stronger among men than women. Studies 2 ( N = 328) and 3 ( N = 471) show that the curve is stronger among men low versus high in perceived mate value, and especially if they lack a serious relationship partner (Study 3). Discussion considers the relevance of these findings for understanding misogyny.

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Building with Our Hands: New Directions in Chicana Studies.

Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews ◽

10.2307/2076373 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 527

Author(s):

Marjorie S. Zatz ◽

Adela de la Torre ◽

Beatriz M. Pesquera

Keyword(s):

New Directions ◽

Chicana Studies

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Images of Women and Politics of Domination in Helen Fields’ “Perfect Remains”

10.31237/osf.io/azwhq ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sunmi Miyane

Keyword(s):

Three Dimensional ◽

Status Quo ◽

Male Dominance ◽

The Novel ◽

Women And Politics ◽

Women Studies ◽

The Past ◽

Gender Education ◽

Modern Era ◽

Images Of Women

As feminism evolved and reshaped ideas on womanhood and its politics over the past three centuries, postmodernist writers seem to continuously present discriminated images of women in novels, including spy fiction. Unless it is properly addressed, these misrepresented images of women underlying its gender politics brings about questions on the effectiveness of gender education and its equality. This study problematized images of women in Fields’ Perfect Remains in order to understand the politics of domination between genders that suggest a continuous display of power. The analysis of the novel through the use of Fairclough’s Three-Dimensional Framework, enabled the identifying images of women and ways in which dominance is exerted in the discourse. Analysis revealed that postmodern societies through the novelist’s lens continue to remain remote towards women. In a period, which celebrates women’s achievement and freedom of speech, where they are thought to be strong and independent, men continue to ironically exert different methods of power in the strive to maintain their status quo, which is revealed in this research. This study contributes to the existing body of literature in the field of women studies and literature where it identified the presence of male dominance even in this modern era. On another hand, it also explores aspects of domination which appear in the form of intellect as a new field of study.

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MEMBINCANG RELASI GENDER DALAM PERSPEKTIF KOMUNIKASI (Studi Kasus Terhadap Public Speaking Versus Private Speaking di Aceh Barat)

Jurnal Source Ilmu Komunikasi ◽

10.35308/source.v4i1.917 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Muzakkir Muzakkir

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Public Speaking ◽

Reciprocal Relationship ◽

Human Values ◽

Gender Inequalities ◽

Human Beings ◽

Women Studies ◽

Men And Women ◽

Face To Face ◽

And Behavior

The study and analysis in this paper based on addressing gender differences is common as long as it does not result in gender inequalities. In general, the notion of gender is a visible difference between men and women when viewed from values and behavior. In the Women Studies Encyclopedia it is explained that Gender is a cultural concept, seeking to make a distinction in terms of the roles, behaviors, mentality, and emotional characteristics of the growing male and female in society. However, reality in society indicates that gender differences give rise to various forms of inequality and injustice. Islam is a religion that strongly emphasizes the importance of respect for human beings and it seems his teaching is very accommodating to human values. One form of elaboration of human values is a sincere recognition of human equality and unity. The women of Rasulullah SAW era are described as active, polite, well-preserved women. In fact, in the Qur'an, the ideal figure of a Muslim is symbolized as a person who has independence in politics, like the figure of Queen Balqis who leads the superpower kingdom (`arsyun` azhim). Communication is the exchange of ideas, information, feelings or thoughts between people (individuals) face to face (face to face), verbal and non verbal. While counseling is a reciprocal relationship between two individuals, where a counselor is trying to help the other (the client) to try to solve the problems he is facing.Relation of gender is a social relationship between men and women who are socially formed and culture in doing everything. Based on the findings, it turns out that the meeting in West Aceh district, who want to appear in politics and to become ruler is still zero percent. Keywords: Gender Relations, Communications, Public Speaking, Private Speaking

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Informal Survey of Courses on Women in Religion

Horizons ◽

10.1017/s0360966900015218 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 227-232

Author(s):

Arlene Anderson Swidler

Keyword(s):

Black Studies ◽

Moral Theology ◽

Church History ◽

Women Studies ◽

New Testament Studies ◽

Literature Education ◽

Literature History ◽

Psychology Literature ◽

Church Law ◽

Science Departments

In the early 1970's courses in Women's Studies began to appear on many campuses across the country, encouraged in part by the success of Black Studies. As the whole area of women and religion is a particularly complex and significant field, courses on women began to appear in religion as well as in psychology, literature, history, sociology and even natural science departments.It was hard to know where to begin in organizing a course on “Women in Religion.” Most teachers felt some attention must be given to both Old and New Testament studies, church history, church law, non-Western religions, moral theology, and the role women play in contemporary churches; then secular history, literature, education and psychology must all be tapped to show parallels, causes and effects. People teaching in Women Studies programs tended to do a lot of sharing of experiences and resources.

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Intersectional Escape: Older Women Elude Agentic Prescriptions More Than Older Men

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin ◽

10.1177/0146167218784895 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 342-359 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Ashley E. Martin ◽

Michael S. North ◽

Katherine W. Phillips

Keyword(s):

Older Women ◽

Aging Population ◽

Older Men ◽

Economic Consequences ◽

Older Individuals ◽

Women Studies ◽

Men And Women ◽

Political Economic ◽

Diversity Research

Both older individuals and women are proscribed from engaging in power-related behaviors, with women proscribed from behaving agentically and older individuals expected to cede desirable resources through “Succession.” However, little is known about whether these overlapping agency prescriptions equally target men and women across the lifespan. In seven studies, we find that older men face the strongest prescriptions to behave less agentically and cede resources, whereas older women are comparatively spared. We show that agency prescriptions more strongly target older men, compared to older women (Studies 1a, 1b, 2) and their younger counterparts (Studies 3 and 4) and examine social and economic consequences for agentic behavior in political, economic, and academic domains. We also find that older men garner more extreme (i.e., polarized) reactions due to their greater perceived resource threat (Studies 4-6). We conclude by discussing theoretical implications for diversity research and practical considerations for accommodating the fast-aging population.

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We stand in solidarity with you (if it helps our ingroup)

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations ◽

10.1177/13684302211067143 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 136843022110671

Author(s):

Kimberly E. Chaney ◽

Marley B. Forbes

Keyword(s):

White Women ◽

Social Groups ◽

Black Americans ◽

White Men ◽

Women Studies ◽

Lay Theory

Intraminority solidarity research has previously focused on how similarities in discrimination experiences can facilitate stigma-based solidarity. Yet, research on a lay theory of generalized prejudice has demonstrated that people tend to perceive attitudes towards stigmatized social groups as co-occurring. Integrating these lines of research, the present studies sought to examine if the extent to which prejudices are perceived to co-occur can facilitate stigma-based solidarity for marginalized social groups, and in turn promote interest in coalitional justice. Recruiting heterosexual Black Americans (Study 1), White women (Studies 2–3), and White men (Study 4), the present research demonstrates that perceiving prejudices as co-occurring increases stigma-based solidarity that in turn produces greater interest in coalitional justice efforts that include the ingroup. The present findings demonstrate the importance of focusing on beliefs about perpetrators’ attitudes when examining intraminority solidarity and highlight the limitations of a lay theory of generalized prejudice to fight prejudices broadly.

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