Sexism and Racism are Linked to Personalities

[Alyosha]

Interesting older research (2011)

http://www.livescience.com/16961-sexism-racism-linked-personality.html

Basically it is saying that people who like themselves too much are sexists and racists and not related to low self-esteem.

I must be a sexist.


The results suggest that racist and sexist attitudes are linked to personality, said study researcher Maite Garaigordobil, a psychologist at the University of the Basque Country in Spain.


"Sexism is linked to authoritarianism and a leaning towards social dominance," Garaigordobil said in a statement. "In other words, sexist people (http://www.livescience.com/16948-duggar-20th-pregnancy-risks.html) accept hierarchies and social inequality, they believe that different social groups have a status that they deserve, and they feel that the social class to which they belong is the best."


Racism and sexism can be overt or more subtle, with studies finding that no matter how egalitarian, people generally hold some subconscious biases (http://www.livescience.com/16339-culture-racism.html). Garaigordobil and her colleagues examined more overt racism and sexism. They studied 802 Basque Country residents between the ages of 18 and 65 and measured the participants' levels of racism and sexism as well as their sensitivity to other cultures, their personality traits and their self-esteem.


To their surprise, the researchers found almost no relationship between self-esteem and anti-egalitarian attitudes. They had expected that low-self esteem would lead to more racism and sexism because low-self esteem can cause people to act more aggressively and to desire more dominance. That link did not materialize.


However, sexism did influence how people saw themselves, the researchers report in the journal Revista de Psicodidáctica.
"Men with higher levels of hostile sexism (http://www.livescience.com/16949-sexual-harassment-health-effects.html) describe themselves using adjectives associated with masculinity, i.e. physically strong, brave, sure of themselves, determined, admirable, etc," Garaigordobil said. "Women who display hostile sexism described themselves using characteristics that go against femininity, such as not very cooperative, not very tolerant, not very compassionate and not very sensitive or sentimental."


Hostile sexism is defined in this study as a dislike of women. Benevolent sexism, in contrast, is the view that women are weak and in need of male protection. Men and women who scored highly in benevolent sexism described themselves using adjectives associated with femininity (http://www.livescience.com/9268-firmness-touch-evoke-gender-stereotyping.html), such as "warm" or "friendly."


Personality, racism and sexism



The researchers also found that sexism and racism are likely to occur in the same people. People with high sexist tendencies also tended to score low in intercultural sensitivity, or empathy and interest in other cultures. Sexists interacted little with immigrants to Spain and reported little respect for the differences between Spanish and immigrant cultures. They also reported little desire to interact with immigrants (http://www.livescience.com/14448-arizona-wildfires-racist-rumors-immigrants.html). The same held true both for people with hostile sexist tendencies and for people who held to a benevolent style of sexism.

[Peter1469]

I find their definition of hostile sexism to be odd.


Hostile sexism is defined in this study as a dislike of women.

And they find this link:


"Men with higher levels of hostile sexism (http://www.livescience.com/16949-sexual-harassment-health-effects.html) describe themselves using adjectives associated with masculinity, i.e. physically strong, brave, sure of themselves, determined, admirable, etc," Garaigordobil said.

[The Xl]

I would have thought fear, ignorance, and insecurity would be at the top.

[jillian]

interesting. counter intuitive, though. my own experience is that the more racist and sexist people are, the less educated they are and the more marginal economically. just what i've observed. but interesting.


Interesting older research (2011)

http://www.livescience.com/16961-sexism-racism-linked-personality.html

Basically it is saying that people who like themselves too much are sexists and racists and not related to low self-esteem.

I must be a sexist.

[Mister D]

interesting. counter intuitive, though. my own experience is that the more racist and sexist people are, the less educated they are and the more marginal economically. just what i've observed. but interesting.

Why is that counter-intuitive?

[Mister D]

I would have thought fear, ignorance, and insecurity would be at the top.

That's because we were raised to believe racism is a product of fear, ignorance, and insecurity.

[The Xl]

That's because we were raised to believe racism is a product of fear, ignorance, and insecurity.

That's because it frequently is.

[Kalkin]

I just have a wry sense of humor that makes the uptight PC people accuse me of sexism/racism on occasion. It has nothing to do with my vaginormous ego.

[The Xl]

Truthfully, it's too many variables that vary from person to person to quantify.

[Mister D]

That's because it frequently is.

It's usually not. not long ago, virtually everyone in this country was "racist".

[midcan5]

Too many of these so called studies set out to find what they are looking for and oddly find it. They remind me of the Sokal hoax, or Diederik Stapel, who made up his research data, Sometimes you don't even have to pretend you are looking.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/magazine/diederik-stapels-audacious-academic-fraud.html

[Mister D]

Too many of these so called studies set out to find what they are looking for and oddly find it. They remind me of the Sokal hoax, or Diederik Stapel, who made up his research data, Sometimes you don't even have to pretend you are looking.

Translation: I didn't like the result. lol

[Heyduke]

What do you do if a blonde throws a pin at you?
run away because she's holding a grenade.

A blonde want to go ice fishing, so she goes out and cuts a hole in the ice. She hears a voice from overhead that says, "There are no fish there." So, the blonde moves about 20 yards away and cuts another hole in the ice. She hears the voice again, "You may not fish there! Move along!"
The blonde looks up and asks, "Is this the voice of God speaking to me?"
The blonde hears over the loudspeaker, "No, genius, this is the manager of the ice skating rink."

[Heyduke]

A blonde was telling a priest a Polish joke,
when halfway through the priest interrupts her,
"Don't you know I'm Polish?"
"Oh, I'm sorry," the blonde apologizes,
"Do you want me to start over and talk slower?"



Three blondes were walking through the desert when they found a magic Genie's lamp.

The Genie came out and said: "I will grant three wishes, one for each of you."

The first said, "I wish I were smarter." So she became a redhead.
The second blonde said, "I wish I were smarter than her." She became a brunette.
The third blonde said, "I wish I were smarter than both of them."
So she became a man.

[Dr. Who]

I don't know how credible the study is. How people describe themselves for a survey is not necessarily reflective of the truth. What guy will describe himself as an insecure, fearful, unconfident man who is afraid of women. No - he will describe himself as virile, macho and in charge of his own destiny. Assuming truthfulness on a survey about people's own personalities is a mistake. People are often incapable of admitting to themselves that they are fearful and paranoid.

[Heyduke]

I don't know how credible the study is. How people describe themselves for a survey is not necessarily reflective of the truth. What guy will describe himself as an insecure, fearful, unconfident man who is afraid of women. No - he will describe himself as virile, macho and in charge of his own destiny. Assuming truthfulness on a survey about people's own personalities is a mistake. People are often incapable of admitting to themselves that they are fearful and paranoid.

Fear? Paranoia? Insecurity?
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