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This research project proposes the study of ambivalent sexism, both in teachers and students of
the Costa Rican Institute of Technology, considering variables such as sex, campus or academic
center where they work or study, academic unit or career, and seniority in the TEC. According to
Arias (2017, p. 86), sexism is defined as a “discriminatory attitude, directed at people by virtue of
belonging to a certain biological sex, depending on which different characteristics and behaviors
are assumed”. Its validity as a line of research is highlighted by Jiménez-García et al. (2013).
The traditional conception of sexism has defined only one of its expressions, understood as a
negative feeling or antipathy towards women; however, this concept has been expanded, according
to authors such as Glick and Fiske (1996), Moya, Paez, Glick, Fernández and Poeschl (2001), that
have contributed a broader concept: ambivalent sexism. This conceptual proposal indicates that
sexism is made up of two clearly differentiated (although related) components: hostile sexism (HS)
and benevolent sexism (BS). This theory has been recognized as one of the main contributions to
the psychosocial study of this problem (Vaamonde, 2011).
Ambivalent sexism antagonizes negative and positive expressions towards women, but specifically
those that always point to sexism. Thus, hostile sexism expresses a direct antipathy and supposes
a subordinate place of women in the social structure; and benevolent sexism is a more subtle
expression that can even have a “positive” charge, but that starts from stereotypes and traditional
roles in the set of interrelated attitudes towards women.
Rodríguez et al. (2009), citing Glick and Fliske (1996-1999), suggest that both hostile and
benevolent sexism revolve around social power, gender identity and sexuality. Benevolent sexism
poses a threat because it can be used to compensate or legitimize hostile sexism.
To carry out this research, the “Ambivalent Sexism Inventory” (ASI) (Glick and Fiske, 1996), in the
Spanish version of Expósito, Moya and Glick (1998), is applied because it is a widely validated
scale used in similar studies.
the Costa Rican Institute of Technology, considering variables such as sex, campus or academic
center where they work or study, academic unit or career, and seniority in the TEC. According to
Arias (2017, p. 86), sexism is defined as a “discriminatory attitude, directed at people by virtue of
belonging to a certain biological sex, depending on which different characteristics and behaviors
are assumed”. Its validity as a line of research is highlighted by Jiménez-García et al. (2013).
The traditional conception of sexism has defined only one of its expressions, understood as a
negative feeling or antipathy towards women; however, this concept has been expanded, according
to authors such as Glick and Fiske (1996), Moya, Paez, Glick, Fernández and Poeschl (2001), that
have contributed a broader concept: ambivalent sexism. This conceptual proposal indicates that
sexism is made up of two clearly differentiated (although related) components: hostile sexism (HS)
and benevolent sexism (BS). This theory has been recognized as one of the main contributions to
the psychosocial study of this problem (Vaamonde, 2011).
Ambivalent sexism antagonizes negative and positive expressions towards women, but specifically
those that always point to sexism. Thus, hostile sexism expresses a direct antipathy and supposes
a subordinate place of women in the social structure; and benevolent sexism is a more subtle
expression that can even have a “positive” charge, but that starts from stereotypes and traditional
roles in the set of interrelated attitudes towards women.
Rodríguez et al. (2009), citing Glick and Fliske (1996-1999), suggest that both hostile and
benevolent sexism revolve around social power, gender identity and sexuality. Benevolent sexism
poses a threat because it can be used to compensate or legitimize hostile sexism.
To carry out this research, the “Ambivalent Sexism Inventory” (ASI) (Glick and Fiske, 1996), in the
Spanish version of Expósito, Moya and Glick (1998), is applied because it is a widely validated
scale used in similar studies.
General Objective
Diagnosticar el nivel de sexismo ambivalente que manifiestan hombres y
mujeres docentes y hombres y mujeres estudiantes, del ITCR
mujeres docentes y hombres y mujeres estudiantes, del ITCR
Research Lines
Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad (ECS): Incluye la relación entre el desarrollo del conocimiento,
la ciencia y la tecnología y su incidencia en la sociedad y la naturaleza, con énfasis en los procesos
de producción y reproducción social. Atiende además los procesos de docencia, investigación,
extensión y acción social sobre impactos sociales, económicos, culturales, ecológicos y políticos,
de la ciencia y la tecnología aplicada en los procesos y las relaciones sociales.
Estudios Culturales: (ECD): Aquellas iniciativas investigativas que estudien las prácticas
culturales relacionadas con el poder, el modo en cómo estas relaciones influyen y dan forma a las
prácticas culturales. Teniendo como objetivo el comprender a la cultura y sus manifestaciones
como un fenómeno complejo, analizando el contexto político y social en el que se manifiesta. En
los estudios culturales, la cultura realiza dos funciones: es a un tiempo el objeto de estudio y el
espacio en el que se ubican la crítica y la acción política (es una empresa intelectual y pragmática).
Involucra de manera multi e interdisciplinaria las Ciencias Sociales como marco epistemológico en
diálogo con el resto de disciplinas científicas.
la ciencia y la tecnología y su incidencia en la sociedad y la naturaleza, con énfasis en los procesos
de producción y reproducción social. Atiende además los procesos de docencia, investigación,
extensión y acción social sobre impactos sociales, económicos, culturales, ecológicos y políticos,
de la ciencia y la tecnología aplicada en los procesos y las relaciones sociales.
Estudios Culturales: (ECD): Aquellas iniciativas investigativas que estudien las prácticas
culturales relacionadas con el poder, el modo en cómo estas relaciones influyen y dan forma a las
prácticas culturales. Teniendo como objetivo el comprender a la cultura y sus manifestaciones
como un fenómeno complejo, analizando el contexto político y social en el que se manifiesta. En
los estudios culturales, la cultura realiza dos funciones: es a un tiempo el objeto de estudio y el
espacio en el que se ubican la crítica y la acción política (es una empresa intelectual y pragmática).
Involucra de manera multi e interdisciplinaria las Ciencias Sociales como marco epistemológico en
diálogo con el resto de disciplinas científicas.
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 1/01/22 → 31/12/22 |
Keywords
- Sexism
- ambivalent sexism
- hostile sexism
- benevolent sexism
- teachers
- and students.
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