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- Title
THE F WORD: IS FEMINISM INCOMPATIBLE WITH BEAUTY AND ROMANCE?
- Authors
Rudman, Laurie A.; Fairchild, Kimberly
- Abstract
Three studies examined the predictive utility of heterosexual relationship concerns vis-à-vis support for feminism. Study 1 showed that beauty is perceived to be at odds with feminism, for both genders. The stereotype that feminists are unattractive was robust, but fully accounted for by romance-related attributions. Moreover, more attractive female participants (using self-ratings) showed decreased feminist orientations, compared with less attractive counterparts. Study 2 compared romantic conflict with the lesbian feminist stereotype and found more support for romantic conflict as a negative predictor of support for feminism and women's civil rights. Study 3 showed that beliefs about an incompatibility between feminism and sexual harmony negatively predicted support for feminism and women's civil rights. In concert, the findings indicate that a marriage between research on romantic relationships and the factors underlying sexism is overdue for understanding gender inequities.
- Subjects
FEMINISM; WOMEN'S rights; SOCIAL movements; MAN-woman relationships; GENDER inequality; LESBIAN feminism; CIVIL rights; HUMAN rights; SEXISM
- Publication
Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2007, Vol 31, Issue 2, p125
- ISSN
0361-6843
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00346.x