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The New Sexism: A Response to DeVoe
Author(s) -
SWANSON JOHN L.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1991.tb01614.x
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , power (physics) , empowerment , commodity , psychology , social psychology , sociology , political science , economics , medicine , law , market economy , physics , quantum mechanics , radiology
DeVoe's (1990) presentation of women as powerless and men as having power is an example of what Farrell (1986) called “the new sexism.” Rather than viewing power as a commodity, the concept of personal empowerment is recommended. DeVoe's recommendations are also challenged.