Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1997
Publication Title
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Abstract
The authors examined the relationship between authoritarianism and gender-role identity, attitudes, and behaviors. Using Altemeyer's Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) Scale, they found that high scores on authoritarianism were related to traditional gender-role identity and attitudes, rating political events concerning women as less important, and rating feminists and women as having relatively more power and influence in society. Authoritarianism was also related to the expression of anti-abortion views in essays and using arguments based on conventional morality, submission to authority, and punitiveness toward women seeking abortions. Finally, high scores on authoritarianism were related to participating in pro-life rallies and not participating in pro-choice and women's issues meetings. The authors offer speculations about the connections between social structures and individual psychological mechanisms.
Volume
23
Issue
1
DOI
10.1177/01461672972310
Recommended Citation
Duncan, Lauren; Peterson, Bill E.; and Winter, David G., "Authoritarianism and Gender Roles: Toward a Psychological Analysis of Hegemonic Relationships" (1997). Psychology: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/psy_facpubs/218
Comments
Archived as published.