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Both sexes assume that low BS (i.e. – low chivalry) in a man is indicative of higher HS (i.e. – misogeny), despite the opposite being statistically true (e.g. – the man believes that men and women should be treated equally)

Topic: Patriarchy

Source

Citation: Lay misperceptions of the relationship between men’s benevolent and hostile sexism, p. 30

Author(s): Yeung

Institution(s): University of Waterloo

Link: https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/bitstream/handle/10012/6958/Yeung_Amy.pdf?sequence=1

Nation(s): Canada

Year(s): 2012

Source: Primary

Type: Behavioral Experiment

Discussion

Other Notes:

In fact, low BS men were perceived to be as equally hostile and negative as high HS men