The Role of Humor in the Interpretation of Sexist Incidents

The Role of Humor in the Interpretation of Sexist Incidents

Studied the role of humor, gender, and sexist attitudes toward women in the interpretation of sexist incidents. Among 30 male and 30 female Canadian college students, perceiving sexist incidents as humorous was associated with seeing the incidents as less sexist and more acceptable. Gender did not a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sex roles 1992-12, Vol.27 (11-12), p.645-664
Hauptverfasser: Bill, Brigitte, Naus, Peter
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Behavior. Attitude
Biological and medical sciences
College Students
Factors
Foreign Countries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Higher Education
Humor
Humour
Interpretation
Obscenity
Ontario
Path Analysis
Perceptions
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sex Bias
Sex Differences
Sex Discrimination
Sexes
Sexism
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Humor
Social Cognition
Social Desirability
Social Environment
Social psychology
Social research
Student Attitudes
Verbal Abuse
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Zusammenfassung:Studied the role of humor, gender, and sexist attitudes toward women in the interpretation of sexist incidents. Among 30 male and 30 female Canadian college students, perceiving sexist incidents as humorous was associated with seeing the incidents as less sexist and more acceptable. Gender did not affect the interpretation. (JB)
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/BF02651095