Recall That Peter Glick and Susan Fiske Studied Positive and Negative

question 62

Multiple Choice

Recall that Peter Glick and Susan Fiske studied positive and negative stereotypes about women in nineteen different countries. They found that

• A) benevolent sexism cannot coexist with hostile sexism.
• B) negative stereotypes have troublesome consequences, but positive stereotypes do not.
• C) positive stereotypes can have troublesome consequences.
• D) ambivalent sexist attitudes are easy for people to change.

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