Benevolent and hostile sexism positively correlate worldwide

Evidence

How can benevolence be bad? First, Glick and Fiske argue that it represents an assumption that women are child-like and weak and, therefore, reflects paternalist prejudice. Second, cross-cultural research revealed that benevolent sexism positively correlates with hostile sexism around the world (Glick et al., 2000). That is, people who have antifemale attitudes (e.g., who view women as trying to gain control over men) also view women benevolently. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 762

Glick and Fiske (1996) found that women were viewed as more moral, pure, and worthy of protection, compared with men. They termed this benevolent sexism (as opposed to hostile sexism). How can benevolence be bad? First, Glick and Fiske argue that it represents an assumption that women are child-like and weak and, therefore, reflects paternalist prejudice. Second, cross-cultural research revealed that benevolent sexism positively correlates with hostile sexism around the world (Glick et al., 2000). That is, people who have antifemale attitudes (e.g., who view women as trying to gain control over men) also view women benevolently. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 762

Categorization

• XREF: The correlation between benevolent and hostile sexism parallels racial prejudice research showing positive stereotypes coexist with negative ones; links to Allport’s contact-hypothesis critique of ‘liking but not respecting.’
• QUESTION: Does the positive benevolent-hostile correlation hold in all sampled cultures or only patriarchal ones? Worth chasing the Glick et al. 2000 cross-national data.
• corroborated: 7 independent passages support this claim — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 762; , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 762