Study explores dangers of ‘benevolent sexism’

Escrito por

A new study conducted at the University of Granada revealed that a man who perpetrates violence against a woman is let off the hook if he is kind to his wife, a phenomenon termed as ‘benevolent sexism’.

The study explored the negative effects of benevolent sexism, a term used for apparently «positive» ideas and attitudes of men towards women, which are based on the assumption that men must take care of and sacrifice themselves for women.

Six studies were conducted, where more than 700 students aged between 18 and 24 and from different Faculties participated. One of such studies was carried out in collaboration with the University of Kent (United Kingdom).

The results obtained from this study «could be applied for designing and enhancing educational programs in sexual harassment prevention mainly for men -with the purpose of reducing sexual harassment rates-, but also for women, to help them become aware of the reality of the problem and help them in identifying what factors could weaken their assertive reactions in such cases».

Mercedes Duran Segura, the author, «the study remarks the negative impact that benevolent sexist attitudes of men towards their couples have on our Society.

However, such protection and affection «are not innocent, since men with benevolent sexist attitudes consider women as inferior to men, and that is the reason why they assume that women need their protection and care».

The results were published in a special issue of the most important journal in this field, Sex Roles.

Descargar

El Mundo

Escrito por

Pág. 22: Otra encuesta reafirma la ventaja del PP y acentúa la caída del PSOE

Pág. 24: Manifestación de docentes universitarios en Granada

Descarga por URL: http://canal.ugr.es/medios-impresos/item/download/38317

Descargar

ABC

Escrito por

Pág. 46 y 47: Una encuesta da 9,2 puntos de ventaja al PP pero le niega la mayoría absoluta

Descarga por URL: http://canal.ugr.es/medios-impresos/item/download/38316

Descargar

Study explores dangers of ‘benevolent sexism’

Escrito por

A new study conducted at the University of Granada revealed that a man who perpetrates violence against a woman is let off the hook if he is kind to his wife, a phenomenon termed as ‘benevolent sexism’.

The study explored the negative effects of benevolent sexism, a term used for apparently “positive” ideas and attitudes of men towards women, which are based on the assumption that men must take care of and sacrifice themselves for women.

Six studies were conducted, where more than 700 students aged between 18 and 24 and from different Faculties participated. One of such studies was carried out in collaboration with the University of Kent (United Kingdom).

The results obtained from this study “could be applied for designing and enhancing educational programs in sexual harassment prevention mainly for men –with the purpose of reducing sexual harassment rates–, but also for women, to help them become aware of the reality of the problem and help them in identifying what factors could weaken their assertive reactions in such cases”.

Mercedes Duran Segura, the author, “the study remarks the negative impact that benevolent sexist attitudes of men towards their couples have on our Society.

However, such protection and affection “are not innocent, since men with benevolent sexist attitudes consider women as inferior to men, and that is the reason why they assume that women need their protection and care”.

The results were published in a special issue of the most important journal in this field, Sex Roles.

Descargar

Study explores dangers of ‘benevolent sexism’

Escrito por

A new study conducted at the University of Granada revealed that a man who perpetrates violence against a woman is let off the hook if he is kind to his wife, a phenomenon termed as ‘benevolent sexism’.

The study explored the negative effects of benevolent sexism, a term used for apparently «positive» ideas and attitudes of men towards women, which are based on the assumption that men must take care of and sacrifice themselves for women.

Six studies were conducted, where more than 700 students aged between 18 and 24 and from different Faculties participated. One of such studies was carried out in collaboration with the University of Kent (United Kingdom).

The results obtained from this study «could be applied for designing and enhancing educational programs in sexual harassment prevention mainly for men -with the purpose of reducing sexual harassment rates-, but also for women, to help them become aware of the reality of the problem and help them in identifying what factors could weaken their assertive reactions in such cases».

Mercedes Duran Segura, the author, «the study remarks the negative impact that benevolent sexist attitudes of men towards their couples have on our Society.

However, such protection and affection «are not innocent, since men with benevolent sexist attitudes consider women as inferior to men, and that is the reason why they assume that women need their protection and care».

The results were published in a special issue of the most important journal in this field, Sex Roles.

Descargar

Study explores dangers of ‘benevolent sexism’

Escrito por

A new study conducted at the University of Granada revealed that a man who perpetrates violence against a woman is let off the hook if he is kind to his wife, a phenomenon termed as ‘benevolent sexism’.

The study explored the negative effects of benevolent sexism, a term used for apparently «positive» ideas and attitudes of men towards women, which are based on the assumption that men must take care of and sacrifice themselves for women.

Six studies were conducted, where more than 700 students aged between 18 and 24 and from different Faculties participated. One of such studies was carried out in collaboration with the University of Kent (United Kingdom).

The results obtained from this study «could be applied for designing and enhancing educational programs in sexual harassment prevention mainly for men—with the purpose of reducing sexual harassment rates—but also for women, to help them become aware of the reality of the problem and help them in identifying what factors could weaken their assertive reactions in such cases».

Mercedes Duran Segura, the author, «the study remarks the negative impact that benevolent sexist attitudes of men towards their couples have on our Society.

However, such protection and affection «are not innocent, since men with benevolent sexist attitudes consider women as inferior to men, and that is the reason why they assume that women need their protection and care».

The results were published in a special issue of the most important journal in this field, Sex Roles.

Descargar

Ideal

Escrito por

Pág. 3: El 35% de las órdenes de protección contra agresores son para mujeres extranjeras

Pág. 8 – Publicidad: Plazo de inscripción para el procedimiento de acceso a la Universidad para mayores de 40 años con experiencia laboral y profesional (Convocatoria 2011)

Pág. 14: Justos y merecidos reconocimientos

Pág: 15: El PP ganaría, pero sin mayoría absoluta

Un artículo de la UGR, el de más impacto del año a nivel internacional

Pág. 17: Profesores de la UGR piden un contrato tras 10 años de trabajo

Pág. 26: Reconocimiento a los juristas en Derecho

Descarga por URL: http://canal.ugr.es/medios-impresos/item/download/38313

Descargar

Men get sex violence pass if nice to wife

Escrito por

Society tends to exonerate men for sexual violence between spouses when the men are kind to their wives, researchers in Spain suggest.

Study author Mercedes Duran Segura, a student at the University of Granada, supervised by professors Miguel Moya Morales and Jesus Lopez Megias, says the study involved more than 700 university students ages 18-24 who participated in six experimental studies. One of the six studies was carried out in collaboration with the University of Kent in England.

The researchers say «benevolent sexism,» or «positive» ideas and attitudes of men toward women, are based on the assumption that men must take care of and sacrifice themselves for women. But such sexism is actually not benevolent because men with such attitudes consider women as inferior to men, which is why they assume women need their protection and care.

The findings, published in the journal Sex Roles, revealed that when people are told a man has attitudes socially considered as «good» toward his wife, even although those attitudes are sexist, they tend to justify sexual violence in the marriage and to exonerate the man — as they consider he is entitled to have sexual relations with his wife — and to blame the woman — as they consider it is a woman’s duty to sexually satisfy her husband — the researchers say.

Descargar

Study Warns About The Danger Entailed In ‘Benevolent Sexism’ And In Men’s Apparently Positive Attitudes Towards Women

Escrito por

Research conducted at the University of Granada revealed that society tends to exonerate men from sexual violence within the couple if the man is kind to his wife. More than 700 university students aged 18-24 took part of this research

Research conducted at the University of Granada warns about the negative effects of the so-called «benevolent sexism», a term used for apparently «positive» ideas and attitudes of men towards women, which are based on the assumption that men must take care of and sacrifice themselves for women.

The research revealed that when individuals are told that a man has attitudes socially considered as «good» towards his wife – even although those attitudes are sexist – they tend to justify sexual violence within the couple and to exonerate the man (as they consider that he is entitled to have sexual relations with his wife) and to blame the woman (as they consider that it is a woman’s duty to sexually satisfy her husband).

The author of this research – which was supervised by professors Miguel Moya Morales and Jesús López Megías – is Mercedes Durán Segura, at the Department of Social Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Methodology of the University of Granada. For the purpose of the study, six experimental studies were conducted, where more than 700 students aged between 18 and 24 and from different Faculties participated. One of such studies was carried out in collaboration with the University of Kent (United Kingdom).

Pioneering Research

The research conducted at the University of Granada is world pioneering research: while other studies only analysed how sexist beliefs affect the judgement that individuals make of rape and rape-victims, this new study also revealed that men’s benevolent sexist attitudes towards women are used to justify sexual violence within the couple.

The results obtained from this study «could be applied for designing and enhancing educational programs in sexual harassment prevention mainly for men – with the purpose of reducing sexual harassment rates – but also for women, to help them become aware of the reality of the problem and help them in identifying what factors could weaken their assertive reactions in such cases».

According to Durán Segura, what is important about this study is that it remarks the negative impact that benevolent sexist attitudes of men towards their couples have on our Society. However, such protection and affection «are not innocent, since men with benevolent sexist attitudes consider women as inferior to men, and that is the reason why they assume that women need their protection and care».

The results drawn from this research were recently and partly published in a special issue of the most important journal in this field, Sex Roles, focused on «ambivalent sexism».

Descargar

Granada Hoy

Escrito por

Pág. 6 y 7: El PP saca 9 puntos al PSOE y está al borde de la mayoría absoluta

Pág. 11: Un artículo de la UGR se cuela entre los más importantes del mundo

Pág. 14: «El maltratador no suele consumir ni drogas, ni alcohol, ni está trastornado»

Pág. 15: Profesores exigen a la UGR un contrato indefinido y que cese la «discriminación»

Pág. 19: Universidad. Distinciones en Informática

Pág. 20: ‘El pisito’ en el Cine Club Universitario

Descarga por URL: http://canal.ugr.es/medios-impresos/item/download/38309

Descargar

Leche de cabra, eficaz para tratar anemias ferropénicas

Escrito por

Sin olvidarse de la leche de vaca, las propiedades de la de cabra esconden un sinfín de beneficios para la salud humana. Científicos del departamento de Fisiología e Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos José Matáix de la Universidad de Granada (UGR) sugieren que el consumo habitual de este nutriente en individuos con anemia por déficit de hierro mejora su recuperación, ya que potencia la utilización nutritiva de hierro y la eficacia de regeneración de la hemoglobina; es decir, este tipo de leche minimiza las interacciones entre el calcio y el hierro.

Pese a que el estudio se ha realizado en modelo animal, María José Muñoz, una de las responsables, explica a CF que en un 90 por ciento los resultados son extrapolables a los humanos. «Este alimento favorece la absorción del hierro y del calcio porque es rico en vitamina A». Por ello, añade, deberíamos recomendar su consumo en estos pacientes.

Similar a la materna
Al igual que la materna, es hipoalergénica, dada su baja cantidad de caseína (enzima causante de la alergia), lo que explica que en algunos países la utilicen como base para la elaboración de leches maternizadas. Además, «contiene un uno por ciento menos de lactosa que la de vaca que es lo que conlleva mayor digestibilidad y puede ser tolerada por los individuos con intolerancia», matiza. Asimismo, «posee un tipo de grasa que no nos hace engordar».

Aunque las virtudes del alimento son variopintas en ningún caso, aporta la experta, hablamos de sustituir la leche de vaca, sino que lo ideal sería intercalar su consumo; es decir, «si se aconseja beber un mínimo de dos vasos de leche al día, lo que deberíamos hacer es tomar uno de cada tipo».Ejemplos de alimentos naturales consumidos en la dieta diaria y que por sí mismos reportan cierto beneficio a la salud.

Descargar

Un artículo publicado en la UGR encabeza un ranking de los más importantes del año en todo el mundo

Escrito por

Ha logrado situarse el primero en el ranking SciVerse ScienceDirect TOP25 Hottest, uno de los más prestigiosos del mundo, en la categoría de “Sistemas y Conjuntos Difusos”

Un artículo firmado por científicos de la Universidad de Granada ha logrado situarse a la cabeza del ranking SciVerse ScienceDirect TOP25 Hottest, uno de los más prestigiosos del mundo, en la categoría de “Sistemas y Conjuntos Difusos”. El artículo, titulado “Fuzzy optimization for supply chain planning under supply, demand and process uncertainties” , ha sido publicado en la revista Fuzzy Sets and Systems, (Volume 160, páginas 2640-2657) y ha sido el que ha recibido mas citas de entre los publicados en esa revista durante el año 2010.

En este artículo se defiende que en el mercado global de hoy en día, las empresas individuales no compiten como entidades independientes sino como parte integrante de una cadena de suministro. La naturaleza compleja y dinámica de las relaciones entre los diferentes actores de una cadena de suministro implica un importante grado de incertidumbre en las decisiones relativas a la planificación de la misma.

Cadena de suministro

En este trabajo se propone un modelo para la planificación de una cadena de suministro, que considera simultáneamente los diferentes tipos de incertidumbre que afectan a su funcionamiento: incertidumbre en la demanda, en el proceso y en el suministro. El modelo ha sido formulado teniendo en cuenta los esquemas reales de razonamiento de los expertos humanos involucrados en este tipo de tareas, donde los datos no se conocen con certeza, y para ello se ha empleado la metodología que ofrece la lógica borrosa, en la que los equipos de investigación del Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación e Inteligencia Artificial de la Universidad de Granada, y en particular el Grupo de Modelos de Decisión y Optimización, tienen un reconocido prestigio internacional.

Planes de decisión

El modelo propuesto por los investigadores permite obtener y proporcionar al decisor distintos planes de decisión alternativos para diferentes grados de satisfacción. Esta propuesta ha sido validada utilizando datos reales de una cadena de suministro de la industria del automóvil, con la que el equipo de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia -que participa en este artículo- mantiene una estrecha colaboración.

Se ha mostrado mucho más efectiva que los modelos deterministas ya conocidos en la literatura, sin consideración de incertidumbre, para el tratamiento y manejo de situaciones reales donde la certeza y precisión de la información no está disponible en los procesos de toma de decisiones relativos a la planificación de una cadena de suministro. De ahí el gran interés que ha despertado en la comunidad científica experta en estos temas.

Contacto: Prof. José Luis Verdegay Galdeano. Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación e Inteligencia Artificial. Universidad de Granada. Tel.: 958 24 31 95 / 629 787 296. Correo e. verdegay@ugr.es