Double standards and perceptions of double standards in attitudes toward the roles of men and women
Year: 2006
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Two studies examined double standards in attitudes toward appropriate roles and behaviors for women and men.A double standard is an attitude that more strongly supports rights, freedoms, and opportunities for one sex more than the other.Double standards were measured using a "mirror-image" time-delay method that minimizes social desirability concerns and a "mirror-image" simultaneous method that increases social desirability concerns.In addition, participants' beliefs about the attitudes of the "typical male" and "typical female" were measured.Results indicated that overall participants endorsed a pro-female bias.Female participants endorsed pro-female double standards in five domains; male participants endorsed pro-female double standards in three domains, and no double standards in two domains.Participants believed that overall, the "typical female" endorsed pro-female double standards and the "typical male" endorsed pro-male double standards' Abstract Double Standards I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the members of my examining committee, not only for their invaluable input, but also for their unfailing support of the importance of this type of research.Thank you Dr.
Source: Mspace (University of Manitoba)
Author: Fortune, Kathleen A.
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6999932738