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When do women respond against discrimination? Exploring factors of subtlety, form, and focus
Author(s) -
Lindsey Alex,
King Eden,
Cheung HoKwan,
Hebl Michelle,
Lynch Shakeema,
Mancini Victor
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/jasp.12326
Subject(s) - psychology , social psychology , action (physics) , perception , interpersonal communication , interpersonal perception , social perception , focus (optics) , physics , optics , quantum mechanics , neuroscience
We examined the personal‐group discrimination discrepancy (PGDD), the tendency for women to recognize that others encounter sexism while simultaneously minimizing their own personal experiences with sexism, and the degree to which it (a) applies to all manifestations of discrimination, and (b) extends beyond perceptions of discrimination to taking action against it. Our findings replicated the PGDD when it comes to perceptions of discrimination, but this effect was reversed for behavioral action such that women were more likely to take action against discrimination when it was directed at them personally. We also disentangled the factors of subtlety (subtle vs. overt) and form (formal vs. interpersonal) by showing that women can reliably distinguish between these factors when determining their reactions to discrimination.