Multi-region investigation of ‘man’ as default in attitudes
Abstract
Previous research has studied the extent to which men are the default members of social groups in terms of memory, categorization, and stereotyping, but not attitudes which is critical because of attitudes’ relationship to behavior. Results from our survey (N > 5000) collected via a globally distributed laboratory network in over 40 regions demonstrated that attitudes toward Black people and politicians had a stronger relationship with attitudes toward the men rather than the women of the group. However, attitudes toward White people had a stronger relationship with attitudes toward White women than White men, whereas attitudes toward East Asian people, police officers, and criminals did not have a stronger relationship with attitudes toward either the men or women of each respective group. Regional agreement with traditional gender roles was explored as a potential moderator. These findings have implications for understanding the unique forms of prejudice women face around the world.
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Curtis Edward Phills
Jeremy K. Miller
Erin M. Buchanan
Amanda Williams
Chanel Meyers
Elizabeth R. Brown
Janis Zickfeld
Selina Volsa
Stefan Stieger
Elisabeth Oberzaucher
Vinka Mlakic
Martin Vasilev
İlker Dalgar
Sami Çoksan
Sinem Söylemez
Çağlar Solak
Asil Ali Özdoğru
Belemir Çoktok
Chun-Chia Kung
Panita Suavansri
Harry Manley
Sara Álvarez-Solas
Danilo Zambrano Ricaurte
Ivan Ropovik
Gabriel Banik
Peter Babinčák
Matúš Adamkovič
Pavol Kačmár
Monika Hricová
Jozef Bavoľár
Lisa Li
Fei Gao
Zhong Chen
Vanja Ković
Vasilije Gvozdenović
Patrícia Arriaga
Katarzyna Filip
Krystian Barzykowski
Sylwia Adamus
Gerit Pfuhl
Sarah E. Martiny
Kristoffer Klevjer
Frederike S. Woelfert
Christian K. Tamnes
Research Center for Developmental Processes and Gradients in Mental Health, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
Jonas R. Kunst
Department of Communication and Culture, BI Norwegian Business School
Max Korbmacher
Margaret Messiah Singh
Sraddha Pradhan
Noorshama Parveen
Arti Parganiha
Babita Pande
Pratibha Kujur
Priyanka Chandel
Niv Reggev
Aviv Mokady
Marietta Papadatou-Pastou
Roxane Schnepper
Jan Philipp Röer
Tilli Ripp
Ekaterina Pronizius
Claus Lamm
Martin Voracek
Jerome Olsen
Janina Enachescu
Carlota Batres
Daniel Storage
Carmel A. Levitan
Manyu Li
Leigh Ann Vaughn
William J. Chopik
Kathleen Schmidt
Peter R. Mallik
Savannah Lewis
Brynna Leach
Brianna Jurosic
David Moreau
Izuchukwu Lawrence Gabriel Ndukaihe
Nwadiogo Chisom Arinze
Steve M. J. Janssen
Alicia Foo
Chrystalle B. Y. Tan
Glenn P. Williams
Danny Riis
Bethany M. Lane
Dermot Lynott
Thomas Rhys Evans
Miroslav Sirota
Dawn L. Holford
Kaitlyn M. Werner
Kelly Wang
Marina Milyavskaya
Ian D. Stephen
Robert M. Ross
Andrew Roberts
Omid Ghasemi
Niklas K. Steffens
Kim Peters
Barnaby Dixson
Marco Antonio Correa Varella
Jaroslava V. Valentova
Anthonieta Looman Mafra
Rafael Ming Chi Santos Hsu
Yago Luksevicius de Moraes
Luana Oliveira da Silva
Caio Santos Alves da Silva
Mai Helmy
Department of Psychology, College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University
Mariah Balderrama
Ali H. Al-Hoorie
Tyler McGee
Zahir Vally
Attila Szuts
Patrick Forscher
Pablo Bernabeu
Balazs Aczel
Anna Szabelska
Sau-Chin Chen
Christopher R. Chartier
Zoltan Kekecs