Cognitive accessibility of sex role concepts and attitudes toward political participation: The impact of sexist advertisements

Conducted a study with 74 male and female students (modal age 17 yrs) to examine their evaluation of consumer advertisements. Females who were exposed to advertisements that portrayed women in their traditional role as homemakers reported less favorable attitudes toward political participation than females who were not exposed to advertisements. Exposure to portrayals of women… Continue reading Cognitive accessibility of sex role concepts and attitudes toward political participation: The impact of sexist advertisements