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Me First: The Relation Between Neoliberal Beliefs and Sexual Attitudes
- Source :
- Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 18:390-396
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.
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Abstract
- Neoliberal ideology has permeated US culture, creating a climate that values individual choice and self-interest over collective welfare. This has extended into the domain of sexuality and intimate relationships in a discourse that encourages people to put their own interest first sexually, with little thought of their partner’s. This project analyzed survey data from 249 US young adults collected via MTurk in 2015 to explore relations between neoliberal ideology and sexual attitudes while controlling for gender norm conformity. Neoliberal beliefs seemed beneficial in that they were predictive of self-affirming sexual attitudes. Less favorably, stronger neoliberal beliefs were also associated with endorsing a sexual double standard that disadvantages women, and with feeling more sensitive to the judgments of others. We argue that the neoliberal call to prioritize oneself may come at a price, to others and oneself.
- Subjects :
- 030505 public health
Health (social science)
Sociology and Political Science
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05 social sciences
050109 social psychology
Human sexuality
Conformity
Gender Studies
Neoliberal ideology
03 medical and health sciences
Feeling
Double standard
Survey data collection
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Norm (social)
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Welfare
Social psychology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 15536610 and 18689884
- Volume :
- 18
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Sexuality Research and Social Policy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........b5ad4e782767e9708307b47d7b208a3d