| dc.description.abstract | This project aims at testing for differences in stereotype activation and ambivalent sexism among Norwegian students. Three hypotheses were answered, of which only one was supported by significant findings. The results from the ANCOVA were in line with hypothesis 1, of which item gender and occupation gender interacted significantly when controlling for both response and response time. Hypothesis 2 was rejected as there was no significant finding from the correlation analysis between stereotypical beliefs and ambivalent sexism. Hypothesis 3 was also rejected as the men did not score significantly higher on stereotypical beliefs or ambivalent sexism. The study could still argue that men were more stereotypical and sexist as there was small non-significant differences between women and men. This may in part prove to support hypothesis 3. This paper addressed the idea that stereotypical beliefs may lead to sexism, as they can be negative and can represent prejudices, but it could not be supported through research. Further research should be done on a larger sample which is more evenly gender distributed, as well as in combination with the AMI. More research on Norwegian samples would also have been useful. | |