WOMEN'S EXPERIENCE OF INJUSTICE IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERPERSONAL INEQUALITY.
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Title
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WOMEN'S EXPERIENCE OF INJUSTICE IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERPERSONAL INEQUALITY.
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Identifier
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AAI8222929
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identifier
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8222929
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Creator
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BLOCK, JOYCE.
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Contributor
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Florence Denmark | Bernard Seidenberg
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Date
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1982
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Social
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Abstract
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The present research was designed to test propositions derived from social comparison, reference group, relative deprivation, and equity theories, concerning factors which mediate the experience of inequity in the context of interpersonal inequality. If the differentiation of roles on the basis of sex is one such mediating factor, then it would be expected that women would respond differently to inequality in relation to a man than in relation to another woman. Specifically, it was predicted that on the average, women would experience less anger, resentment, or indignation when treated unequally by a man than when treated unequally by another woman. Individual differences in sex role orientation, self-perceived competency, and a generalized tendency to inhibit anger were also expected to influence women's responses.;One hundred and eighty-one women were presented either on videotape or in a written transcript with an unequal interaction between coworkers in a work setting. Subjects were asked to identify themselves with the target of an overbearing partner, and to indicate how they would feel and behave if they were in her position.;For the most part, the sex of the overbearing partner did not have a significant effect on women's responses. There was some evidence that women's responses did tend to vary as a function of sex role orientation and self-perceived competency, with Feminine women responding somewhat less aggressively than Androgynous or Masculine women, regardless of the sex of the partner. Sex role orientation was significantly related to self-perceived competency, with low masculine women rating themselves less competent than high masculine women. Subject variables were also related to women's responses to the target of inequality, with high feminine women responding more sympathetically than low feminine women. An effect of age was also observed, with older women feeling less hurt or intimidated by the overbearing partner than younger women.;Relative deprivation theory is reexamined in light of the findings, which are discussed in terms of changing reference group boundaries, sex role stereotypes, and causal attributions for same-sex and opposite-sex inequality.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Psychology
