Denial of continuing discrimination

  1. Discrimination against women is no longer a problem in the United States. *
  2. Women often miss out on good jobs due to sexual discrimination.
  3. It is rare to see women treated in a sexist manner on television.*
  4. On average, people in our society treat husbands and wives equally.*
  5. Society has reached the point where women and men have equal opportunities for achievement.*

Antagonism toward women's demands

  1. It is easy to understand the anger of women's groups in America.
  2. It is easy to understand why women's groups are still concerned about societal limitations of women's opportunities.

Resentment about special favors for women

  1. Over the past few years, the government and news media have been showing more concern about the treatment of women than is warranted by women's actual experiences.*

右上角标*者反向计分

Sample
Respondents were 418 women and 265 men from an introductory psychology course who received extra credit for their participation. Nearly all respondents were European-American.

Responses to all items relevant to the present study were on 5point Likert-type scales with 1 indicating strongly agree and 5 indicating strongly disagree. Item responses were averaged

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