Status incongruity and backlash effects: Defending the gender hierarchy motivates prejudice against female leaders

2011/10/18 by Laurie A. Rudman, Corinne A. Moss‐Racusin, Corinne A. Moss-Racusin +2 · 1,197 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Backlash #Contact theory #Cultural Differences and Values #Dominance (genetics) #Gender Diversity and Inequality #Hierarchy #Law #Political science #Politics #Prejudice (legal term) #Psychology #Social and Intergroup Psychology #Social dominance orientation #Social psychology #Status quo #System justification

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2011.10.008

published in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 48(1), 165-179 (Elsevier BV)

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