“What It Means To Be a Woman:” Ambivalent Sexism in Female College Students’ Experiences and Attitudes.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Fields, Alice, ; Swan, Suzanne; Kloos, Bret
- Source
- Sex Roles; Apr2010, Vol. 62 Issue 7-8, p554-567, 14p, 2 Charts
- Subject
- Glick, P.
Fiske, S. T.
Gender inequality
Content analysis
Sexism
Social perception
- Language
- ISSN
- 03600025
This study used content analysis to examine if themes related to ambivalent sexism (Glick and Fiske ) emerged when female students wrote an essay answering the question “What does it mean to be a woman?” and examined the relationship between Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI) scores (Glick and Fiske ) and content analysis. Participants were 78 female undergraduate students in the Southeastern U.S. Findings revealed themes related to ambivalent sexism were present in 99% of essays, indicating that ambivalent sexism is highly relevant to women’s gendered experiences. Furthermore participants’ ASI scores were positively correlated with a sexism score created from coded essay content. The discussion addresses theoretical and contextual implications of the findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]