Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK
:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Sociological inquiry
51 (1981), S. 0
ISSN:
1475-682X
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Sociology
Notes:
When women have the physical ability to overcome men, a major basis of cognitive categorization is violated and dissonance created. Two dissonance-resolving mechanisms take place-derision and denial. A study of women trained in Karate1 provided an opportunity to examine these dissonance-reducing mechanisms. Results from fieldwork and questionnaires administered to both participants in Karate and a sample of students reveal that dissonace created by women's skills is most often resolved by denying skill. rather than by denigration of the woman's self. Field observations suggest that a psychology of tokenism operates; men discount women's achievement presumably gained by satisfying gender-independent criteria.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-682X.1981.tb01034.x
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