@misc{10481/61116,
year = {2019},
month = {7},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/61116},
abstract = {Previous studies have shown that economic inequality influences psychological
processes. In this article, we argue that economic inequality also makes masculine
attributes more prototypical. In Study 1 (N = 106), using an experimental design,
we showed that individuals belonging to a society characterized by a higher level of
economic inequality are perceived as more masculine than feminine. Study 2 (N = 75)
shows, also experimentally, that the upper social class is perceived mostly in terms of
masculine traits, and that this effect is greater when economic inequality is relatively
high. Conversely, the lower social class is more clearly perceived in terms of feminine
traits. These results inform our understanding of the impact of economic inequality on
social perception.},
organization = {This research was supported by the Spanish Ministry of
Economy and Competitiveness [Ref. PSI2014-59659-R and Ref.
PSI2017-83966-R (MINECO/AEI/FEDER/UE)] and by a Grant
(FPU15/06126) from the FPU Program of the Spanish Ministry
of Education, Culture, and Sport.},
publisher = {Frontiers Media},
keywords = {Economic inequality},
keywords = {Masculinity},
keywords = {Femininity},
keywords = {Stereotypes (Social psychology)},
title = {Economic Inequality and Masculinity–Femininity: The Prevailing Perceived Traits in Higher Unequal Contexts Are Masculine},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01590},
author = {Moreno Bella, Eva and Willis Sánchez, Guillermo Byrd and Moya Morales, Miguel Carlos},
}