Sexism in adolescent women: comparative analysis of the general population and judicial measures
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Sexism is an attitude of animosity and discrimination towards people because of their sexual category or gender. This underpins the relations of inequality between men and women. The theory of ambivalent sexism of Glick and Fiske (1996) define it as a two-dimensional construct formed by hostile sexism and benevolent sexism. Furthermore, adolescence has been identified as a key evolutionary stage in the development of sexist beliefs and manifestations. In addition, there is evidence of higher levels of sexism in vulnerable populations. Thus, the aim of this study is to compare sexist attitudes between two groups of adolescent women: those under judicial measures (MJ) and the general population (PG). To this end, a qualitative study was designed using the focus group technique. The sample was composed of n=13 adolescent women with an age range between 16 and 19 years and was separated into two focus groups according to their context -MJ and PG-. From the discourse analysis, a predominance of hostile sexism was identified in the MJ group. However, the PG group presented a greater ambivalence and balance between hostile and benevolent attitudes. In this sense, in the second group a greater awareness and criticism towards sexist attitudes was detected, expressing the rejection towards them. In addition, the arguments offered by the MJ group show different myths of romantic love: they understand jealousy as a sign of love and accept the compatibility of love and abuse in relationships. The results are consistent with the findings obtained in quantitative studies on the same construct and indicate the relevance of implementing preventive measures at different levels that address the specific needs of vulnerable populations. This study has been carried out as part of a project funded by the Conselleria d’Innovació, Universitats, Ciència i Societat Digital (Generalitat Valenciana) [AICO/2021/143].
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