2022/02/09 by Zoe Farr
#Stereotypes #ethnography. #gender #sexism
paper · doi:10.5526/esj73
From appearances and stereotyped gender roles to objectification and sexual harassment, sexism can rear its head in many different ways. Sexism is generally acknowledged as being perpetrated by chauvinist men against women. However, there has emerged an ever increasing ‘hate-male’ culture of casual misandry and sexual impertinence by women which appears to be accepted and ignored. The aim of this research is to reveal the impact and prevalence of modern sexist attitudes, based on the sexist attitudes of students studied at a University campus. Covert ethnography is used to observe students in different surroundings around the campus of the University of Essex, studying their language and interactions with members of the same and opposite sex, to identify any underlying sexist opinions.