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  Psychology of Women QuarterlyVolume 31 Issue 2, Pages 125 - 136 Published Online: 10 May 2007 ©2009 Division 35, American Psychological Association Published on behalf of the Society for the Psychology of Women, Division 35 of the American Psychological Association
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 119K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  THE F WORD: IS FEMINISM INCOMPATIBLE WITH BEAUTY AND ROMANCE? Laurie A. Rudman and Kimberly Fairchild, Department of Psychology, Rutgers University. This research was partially supported by Grant BCS-0417335 from the National Science Foundation. We thank Gloria Cowan, Peter Glick, Diana Sanchez, and Jayne Stake for their helpful comments. Copyright 2007 Division 35, American Psychological Association ABSTRACTThree studies examined the predictive utility of heterosexual relationship concerns vis-à-vis support for feminism. Study 1 showed that beauty is perceived to be at odds with feminism, for both genders. The stereotype that feminists are unattractive was robust, but fully accounted for by romance-related attributions. Moreover, more attractive female participants (using self-ratings) showed decreased feminist orientations, compared with less attractive counterparts. Study 2 compared romantic conflict with the lesbian feminist stereotype and found more support for romantic conflict as a negative predictor of support for feminism and women's civil rights. Study 3 showed that beliefs about an incompatibility between feminism and sexual harmony negatively predicted support for feminism and women's civil rights. In concert, the findings indicate that a marriage between research on romantic relationships and the factors underlying sexism is overdue for understanding gender inequities.
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