ISBN:
9781317383482
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (207 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Gender and Social Hierarchies : Perspectives from social psychology
DDC:
305.3
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Gender and social hierarchies: introduction and overview -- PART I The consequences of gender stereotypes -- 1 Sexism and the gendering of professional aspirations -- 2 How gender stereotypes of academic abilities contribute to the maintenance of gender hierarchy in higher education -- 3 Development of physical activity levels of girls and boys in early school years: a psychosocial perspective -- 4 Gender in patient-physician interactions -- PART II Women's struggles in the workplace -- 5 The effects of stereotypes of women's perfomance in male-dominated hierarchies: stereotype threat activation and reduction through role models -- 6 When meritocracy opposes quota policy: how education and policy strength impact opinions about affirmative action -- 7 Refining the conditions and causes of the glass cliff: hostility, signalling change, or solving the crisis? -- 8 Work-life balance vulnerabilities and resources for women in Switzerland: results from a national study -- PART III Gender-related prejudice -- 9 A model of gender prejudice, power, and discrimination: how hierarchy-enhancing factors predominate over hierarchy-attenuating factors -- 10 Women's endorsement of sexist beliefs directed towards the self and towards women in general -- 11 Gender differences in the acceptance of the Muslim headscarf -- 12 Masculinity and sexual prejudice: a matter of heterosexual men's need to differentiate themselves from women and gay men -- Conclusions: from research to action -- Index.
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