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Gender differences in automatic in-group bias: why do women like women more than men like men?

UnHope20

January 15, 2021

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https://europepmc.org/article/med/15491274

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Title	Gender differences in automatic in-group bias: why do women like women more than men like men?
Author	UnHope20
Upvotes	1
Comments	1
Date	January 15, 2021 5:59 PM UTC (5 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/Male_Studies
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[–]UnHope20[S] 0 points1 point2 points 5 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Four experiments confirmed that women's automatic in-group bias is remarkably stronger than men's and investigated explanations for this sex difference, derived from potential sources of implicit attitudes (L. A. Rudman, 2004).

In Experiment 1, only women (not men) showed cognitive balance among in-group bias, identity, and self-esteem (A. G. Greenwald et al., 2002), revealing that men lack a mechanism that bolsters automatic own group preference.

Experiments 2 and 3 found pro-female bias to the extent that participants automatically favored their mothers over their fathers or associated male gender with violence, suggesting that maternal bonding and male intimidation influence gender attitudes.

Experiment 4 showed that for sexually experienced men, the more positive their attitude was toward sex, the more they implicitly favored women.

In concert, the findings help to explain sex differences in automatic in-group bias and underscore the uniqueness of gender for intergroup relations theorists.