Woman stereotypes anda ambivalent sexism in a sample of adolescents from Buenos Aires

ETCHEZAHAR EDGARDO; UNGARETTI JOAQUÍN

Journal of Behavior, Health & Social Issues

Asociación Mexicana de Comportamiento y Salud

Año: 2014 vol. 6 p. 87 - 94

2007-0780

The main objective of this study was to determine which woman stereotypes are most commonin a group of young adolescents from Buenos Aires; to then see how they value these stereotypesand analyse whether they can be categorised as hostile, benevolent or of another kind. The totalsample was composed of 250 secondary school students from the City of Buenos Aires, aging between 16 and 18, of both sexes. The first five woman features to come to participants minds were analysed, along with a value scale for each of them that ranged from very positive to very negative. Additionally, levels of ambivalent sexism were assessed in both hostile and benevolent forms. The main stereotypes of women and their positive or negative evaluation are described, along with the relationship they keep with hostile and benevolent forms of sexism. Finally, we observe that several stereotypes categorized as benevolent were valued both positively and negatively, which opens a field of discussion about the relationship between ambivalent sexism and stereotypes of women.