According to the Spatial Agency Bias (SAB), more agentic groups (men) are envisioned to the left of less agentic groups (women). This research investigated the role of social status in shaping the spatial representation of gender couples. Participants were presented pairs consisting of one male and one female target who confirmed gender stereotypes. The status of the targets in each pair was systematically varied (high-status vs. low-status job). Participants chose the target order (female/male vs. male/female) they preferred. In line with gender-status expectations (male: high status, female: low-status), a male in a high-status job led to a spatial arrangement that favored the male/female order, regardless of the status of the female target. The female/male order was favored only when the female had a high-status job and the male a low-status job. No SAB occurred for pairs in which both targets displayed low-status jobs. The implications of status for the SAB are discussed.

Carnaghi, A., Piccoli, V., Brambilla, M., Bianchi, M. (2014). Gender hierarchy in the space: The role of gender status in shaping the spatial agency bias. THE JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 154(2), 105-114 [10.1080/00224545.2013.863174].

Gender hierarchy in the space: The role of gender status in shaping the spatial agency bias

BRAMBILLA, MARCO;
2014

Abstract

According to the Spatial Agency Bias (SAB), more agentic groups (men) are envisioned to the left of less agentic groups (women). This research investigated the role of social status in shaping the spatial representation of gender couples. Participants were presented pairs consisting of one male and one female target who confirmed gender stereotypes. The status of the targets in each pair was systematically varied (high-status vs. low-status job). Participants chose the target order (female/male vs. male/female) they preferred. In line with gender-status expectations (male: high status, female: low-status), a male in a high-status job led to a spatial arrangement that favored the male/female order, regardless of the status of the female target. The female/male order was favored only when the female had a high-status job and the male a low-status job. No SAB occurred for pairs in which both targets displayed low-status jobs. The implications of status for the SAB are discussed.
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gender stereotypes, social status, spatial agency bias
English
2014
154
2
105
114
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Carnaghi, A., Piccoli, V., Brambilla, M., Bianchi, M. (2014). Gender hierarchy in the space: The role of gender status in shaping the spatial agency bias. THE JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 154(2), 105-114 [10.1080/00224545.2013.863174].
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