Sex Objects: How Self-Objectification Undermines Political Efficacy and Engagement

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE Journal of Women Politics & Policy Pub Date : 2021-01-31 DOI:10.1080/1554477X.2021.1941630

Claire M. Gothreau

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Women are significantly less politically engaged than men at both the mass and elite levels. More recent scholarship has found that structural factors and standard predictors of political behavior no longer sufficiently explain this persistent gap in engagement. In the present study, I take a novel approach to exploring the discrepancy in men and women’s political engagement and participation. I ask: Does self-objectification, the internalization of observers’ perspectives of our physical bodies, undermine political engagement and in part, drive the gender gap in engagement? I argue that the cognitive, motivational, and affective correlates of self-objectification work to decrease political engagement and participation. I conduct two separate survey studies on diverse populations. Overall, I find a negative association between trait self-objectification and political engagement. These findings highlight the relevance of objectification and its cognitive and psychological correlates to the study of political engagement.

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性对象：自我客体化如何削弱政治效能和参与

摘要在大众和精英阶层，女性的政治参与度都明显低于男性。最近的学术研究发现，政治行为的结构因素和标准预测因素不再足以解释这种持续的参与差距。在本研究中，我采用了一种新颖的方法来探索男女政治参与和参与的差异。我问：自我客体化，即观察者对我们身体观点的内化，是否会破坏政治参与，并在一定程度上推动参与中的性别差距？我认为，自我客体化的认知、动机和情感相关性会降低政治参与度。我对不同人群进行了两项单独的调查研究。总的来说，我发现特质自我客体化和政治参与之间存在负面联系。这些发现强调了对象化及其认知和心理相关性与政治参与研究的相关性。

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Journal of Women Politics & Policy Multiple-

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1.80

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9.10%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Women, Politics & Policy explores women and their roles in the political process as well as key policy issues that impact women''s lives. Articles cover a range of tops about political processes from voters to leaders in interest groups and political parties, and office holders in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government (including the increasingly relevant international bodies such as the European Union and World Trade Organization). They also examine the impact of public policies on women''s lives in areas such as tax and budget issues, poverty reduction and income security, education and employment, care giving, and health and human rights — including violence, safety, and reproductive rights — among many others. This multidisciplinary, international journal presents the work of social scientists — including political scientists, sociologists, economists, and public policy specialists — who study the world through a gendered lens and uncover how gender functions in the political and policy arenas. Throughout, the journal places a special emphasis on the intersection of gender, race/ethnicity, class, and other dimensions of women''s experiences.