Title

Gender And Nature: A Psychological Analysis Of Ecofeminist Theory

Abstract

For ecofeminists, the logic of clominalion (Warren. 1990) 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 women. 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.

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volume

29

Issue

11

Number of Pages

2410-2424

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb00118.x

Socpus ID

0033216432 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0033216432

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