Gender-related biases in evaluations of sex discrimination allegations: is perceived threat the key?

Volume: 87, Issue: 2, Pages: 280 - 292
Published: Apr 1, 2002
Abstract
Hypotheses derived from defensive attribution theory and social identity theory were tested in 3 laboratory experiments examining the effects of plaintiff and observer gender on perceived threat, plaintiff identification, and sex discrimination. In Study 1, women differentiated plaintiffs on the basis of gender, whereas men did not. Study 2 showed that this bias occurred because employment discrimination was personally threatening to women but...
Paper Details
Title
Gender-related biases in evaluations of sex discrimination allegations: is perceived threat the key?
Published Date
Apr 1, 2002
Volume
87
Issue
2
Pages
280 - 292
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