Romanian college students' reactions to sexist humor: description and predictors

作     者：Diaconu-Muresan, Ada Stewart, Mary White 

作者机构：Univ Nevada Interdisciplinary Social Psychol PhD Program Reno NV 89557 USA Univ Nevada Dept Womens Studies Reno NV 89557 USA 

出 版 物：《JOURNAL OF GENDER STUDIES》 (性别研究杂志)

年 卷 期：2010年第19卷第3期

页      面：279-296页

核心收录：

学科分类：0303[法学-社会学] 12[管理学] 1204[管理学-公共管理] 03[法学] 030301[法学-社会学] 

主　　题：sexist humor Romania constructionism predictors gender feminist identity 

摘      要：Sexist humor is pervasive in Romanian culture, as it is in many others. Adopting a social constructionist perspective, we examined the reactions of Romanian college students to three sexist jokes, as well as predictors of those reactions. Women, respondents with a feminist identity and those who identified with the targets of the jokes were least likely to react favorably to the jokes. A considerable proportion of the participants believed that sexist jokes carry misogynist messages and negatively influence women s social status. We conclude that even among this population of students who have not been significantly exposed to feminist discourse, sexist humor is sometimes resisted, rather than being viewed as harmless and inconsequential.