August 28, 2005
Promiscuous Female Stereotypes and the Media
Variation in the application of the "promiscuous female" stereotype and the nature of the application domain: influences on sexual harassment judgments after exposure to the Jerry Springer Show
The results of a number of empirical investigations seem to indicate that the concerns regarding the media's sexual portrayals of women are warranted.
In this study we assessed whether the application of the promiscuous female stereotype to a sexual harassment victim would vary after exposure to media images of promiscuous women. More important, we assessed whether such variation in stereotype application would influence judgments of victim trauma and victim responsibility.
study by Tara Ferguson | Sex Roles: A Journal of Research
thanks Diederik
~Who has the time to be so involved with people like those Jerry Springer 'contestants'? Watching them in each others faces, I'm grateful my job keeps me away from my home, family and human contact as much as it does.
Work on weekends? On-call 24/7? No medical, no sick-days? Sure. Anything the company wants, just don't let me fall into that particular circle of hell. Where instead of the requirements of corporate-structured work, the demands and concerns of other people's (flawed, messy, noisy, crazy) daily lives would occupy my time. Please God.
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