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Men’s ideal version of maleness directly reflects women’s concept of how society views males

Topic: Patriarchy

Source

Citation: Are People’s Notions of Maleness More Stereotypically Framed Than Their Notions of Femaleness?, pp. 197-198, 201

Author(s): Hort, Fagot, Leinbach

Institution(s): University of Oregon

Link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00289866

Nation(s): United States

Year(s): 1990

Source: Primary

Type: Behavioral Experiment

Discussion

Other Notes:

“The rigid standards applied TO males result in the display of more severe standards applied BY males.” (p. 201)

i.e. – men’s response to “describe your ideal male” mirrors in stereotype women’s response to “how does society view males”