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Perceived Experiences With Sexism Among Adolescent Girls
Author(s) -
Leaper Campbell,
Brown Christia Spears
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01151.x
Subject(s) - psychology , harassment , socialization , ethnic group , conformity , developmental psychology , feminism , masculinity , gender role , socioeconomic status , social psychology , sexual identity , human sexuality , perception , sexual orientation , gender identity , gender studies , population , demography , neuroscience , sociology , anthropology , psychoanalysis
This study investigated predictors of adolescent girls’ experiences with sexism and feminism. Girls ( N = 600; M = 15.1 years, range = 12–18), of varied socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, completed surveys of personal experiences with sexual harassment, academic sexism (regarding science, math, and computer technology), and athletics. Most girls reported sexual harassment (90%), academic sexism (52%), and athletic sexism (76%) at least once, with likelihood increasing with age. Socialization influences and individual factors, however, influenced likelihood of all three forms of sexism. Specifically, learning about feminism and gender‐conformity pressures were linked to higher perceptions of sexism. Furthermore, girls’ social gender identity (i.e., perceived gender typicality and gender‐role contentedness) and gender‐egalitarian attitudes were related to perceived sexism.