PREVALENCE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SEXISM IN THE SPANISH CONTEXT
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https://doi.org/10.21527/2179-1309.2022.117.12980Keywords:
Sexist attitudes, Hostile sexism, Benevolent sexism, Sociodemographic profileAbstract
Sexism is defined as a discriminatory attitude directed towards people by virtue of their belonging to a certain biological sex, and, therefore, sexist attitudes constitute the main axis on which the relations of inequality between men and women are maintained. Thus, it is important to keep in mind that, although in western countries sexism manifests itself in a subtler way, recent researches corroborate that citizens continue to have sexist beliefs. Therefore, we propose to identify the sexist attitudes of a sample of 692 participants (71.1% women, 28.9% men) between 18 and 70 years old, and to explore the sociodemographic variables associated with a more sexist profile. For this, the Inventory of Ambivalent Sexism was administered, which evaluates both hostile sexism and benevolent sexism. The results reveal that 26.9% of the sample shows sexist attitudes, with benevolent sexism being more common (34.8%). People with this type of attitude are, to a greater extent, men (t = 8.82, p <.000), with a heterosexual orientation (F = 7.87, p <.000) and a low educational level (F = 8.13, p <.000). Age also presents a positive and statistically significant relationship with sexist attitudes (r = .244, p <.000). Thus, it is concluded that more than a quarter of the sample exhibits sexist attitudes, subtly manifested, and that they are more prevalent among young male adults, heterosexuals and with a medium low educational level.
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