Title

Gender and nature: A psychological analysis of ecofeminist theory

Authors

Authors

A. Y. Wang

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Appl. Soc. Psychol.

Keywords

ATTITUDES; AUTHORITARIANISM; PARADIGM; Psychology, Social

Abstract

For ecofeminists, the logic of domination (Warren, 1900) subserves the interconnected oppressions of patriarchy (i.e., sexism) and the anthropocentric domination of nature (i.e., naturism). Given this premise, it was hypothesized that intercorrelations would be found across instruments that assessed the following constructs: right-wing authoritarianism. attitudes toward women, social-dominance orientation, and attitudes toward the environment. As predicted, a correlation was found between attitudes toward women and the environment. Regression analyses indicate that authoritarianism reliably predicted sexism in men and women. Authoritarianism also predicted naturism in nomen. These results are interpreted as an initial rapprochement between psychology and the ecofeminism framework delineating the social attitudes that are inherent in the oppressive systems of sexism and naturism.

Journal Title

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volume

29

Issue/Number

11

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Language

English

First Page

2410

Last Page

2424

WOS Identifier

WOS:000084603600012

ISSN

0021-9029

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