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The Gendered Division of Moral Labor: Gender-Asymmetric Ascriptions of Moral Status

UnHope20

April 28, 2021

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Title	The Gendered Division of Moral Labor: Gender-Asymmetric Ascriptions of Moral Status
Author	UnHope20
Upvotes	1
Comments	1
Date	April 28, 2021 10:51 AM UTC (5 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/Male_Studies
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[–]UnHope20[S] 2 points3 points4 points 5 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

The psychological structure of social cognition is reflected in the moral cognition of humans, and gender plays a pervasive role in social cognition. What, though, of the connection between moral cognition and gender?

In this paper we suggest that thinking about a person in terms of gender may influence ascriptions of responsibility and conferrals of rights because individuals tend to divide men and women into different moral categories.

It is hypothesized that, because people more readily perceive men and women as moral agents and moral patients, respectively, the extent to which a person is perceived as deserving of moral responsibility (blame, punishment), as well as the extent to which a person is perceived as worthy of moral consideration (concern, protection), depends on their perceived gender.

We report the results of two experimental studies that confirm this hypothesis and suggest a link between gender-asymmetric ascriptions of moral status and sexism.