Hostile and Benevolent Sexism

Prejudice

Holding negative attitudes about the outgroup (and/or positive attitudes about the ingroup)

Sexism

Having the power to discriminate against the outgroup to build institutional practices that discriminate against the outgroup

Madonna/Whore distinction

Women are either placed on a pedestal or in the gutter, metaphorically speaking

Subjectively negative sexism

Attitudes toward women seen as competing or existing in conflict with men

Subjectively positive sexism

Attitudes toward women seen as conforming or fitting traditional gender roles that support rather than conflict with men

Hostile Sexism

Overt justification to preserve male dominance and denigrate women who challenge it.

Benevolt Sexism

Celebrate intimate interdependence between men and women in a subjectively positive way - reflects attitudes that praise protective towards women and towards traditional relationships

Ambivalent Sexism Theory

Hostile and Benevolent sexism work together to justify inequality and control women

Men’s Hostile Sexism = Biased Perceptions of Partner

Partners behaviours are perceived as more critical and insulting/less affectionate and supportive behaviour actually was

Biased Perceptions = Aggressive Responses and Dissatisfaction

Feeling more manipulated, behaving more aggressively, and being less satisfied