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Overdoing Gender: A Test of the Masculine Overcompensation Thesis

Masculine Overcompensation Thesis . Men react to masculine insecurity with extreme demonstrations of masculinity. . Research Questions. . Do men overcompensate when faced with masculine insecurity?Do everyday examples of extreme masculinity originate in masculine insecurity?. Freudian Reaction Formation.

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Overdoing Gender: A Test of the Masculine Overcompensation Thesis

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    1. Overdoing Gender: A Test of the Masculine Overcompensation Thesis Robb Willer Cornell University

    2. Masculine Overcompensation Thesis Men react to masculine insecurity with extreme demonstrations of masculinity.

    3. Research Questions

    4. Freudian Reaction Formation

    5. Theoretical Background Theories of Masculinity (e.g. Connell 1987) Theories of Identity (e.g. Maass et al. 2003)

    6. Masculine Overcompensation Franz Neumanns analysis of the roots of 3rd Reich in WWI emasculation

    7. Masculine Overcompensation 2) (Big) Gun ownership

    8. Masculine Overcompensation 3) Operation Resolute Sword in Fallujah

    9. Still More Overcompensation 4) Men who buy big, powerful sports cars may be overcompensating

    10. Study Design Gender Identity Survey (Bem Sex Role Inventory) Survey Feedback (Gender Identity Confirming/Disconfirming) -This creates a 2 x 2 design. Participants Male/Female, Gender Identity Feedback Confirming/Disconfirming 3) Assessment of Dependent Measures

    11. Dependent Measures Interest in an SUV (Car-Buying Vignette: Desirability, $$, Favorite, Likely to Buy) Support for Iraq War (Approve Bushs handling, Approve of Invasion) Homophobic Attitudes (Support Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Feel Homosexuality is Immoral, Support Gay Rights Movement) Persistence on a Strength Test

    12. Hypotheses Men given gender identity-disconfirming feedback will Hypothesis 1: Express greater interest in purchasing an SUV; Hypothesis 2: Express greater support for violent military action; Hypothesis 3: Express more negative attitudes towards homosexuality; and Hypothesis 4: Persist longer on a test of strength.

    13. SUVs (Women)

    14. SUVs (Men)

    15. More DVs (Women)

    16. More DVs (Men)

    17. Conclusions Masculine Overcompensation thesis receives significant support Masculinity-insecure men also more ashamed, guilty, upset and hostile

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