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Manligt; det nya kvinnliga. En problematisering av könsstereotyp makt och preferens

Olsson Mäkinen, Jesper LU and Wilhelmsson, Herta Matilda Linnéa LU (2022) PSYK11 20212
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The aim of the study was to investigate the Preferene Weighted Power between different nationalities and genders. Power is a complex concept, and the definitions differ between contexts. To eliminate these contexts’ impact on the perception of power, the term Preference Weighted Power (PWP) has been used in an earlier experiment by Sikström et al. (2020). PWP weights the importance of a power domain against the perceived power in that domain, to eliminate the power’s context. We gathered survey responses from 591 participants to distinguish whether there is a gender difference in preference of power or not, and what gender is more powerful regarding public and private power, if we eliminate that context. We also conducted the study in... (More)
The aim of the study was to investigate the Preferene Weighted Power between different nationalities and genders. Power is a complex concept, and the definitions differ between contexts. To eliminate these contexts’ impact on the perception of power, the term Preference Weighted Power (PWP) has been used in an earlier experiment by Sikström et al. (2020). PWP weights the importance of a power domain against the perceived power in that domain, to eliminate the power’s context. We gathered survey responses from 591 participants to distinguish whether there is a gender difference in preference of power or not, and what gender is more powerful regarding public and private power, if we eliminate that context. We also conducted the study in three different countries, Greece, Sweden, and the United States, to see whether there was any difference in preference of power between them. The last purpose was to replicate Sikström et al. (2020) study to see whether PWP works in a smaller form. We found that women in fact have more private and public power, and more power once measured with PWP. We found cultural differences in the perception of power, where the Greek participants valued public power higher than both Americans and Swedes. The smaller form of PWP was adequately replicated. There are similarities between the scales, but it needs to be researched more thorough in future studies. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Studiens mål var att undersöka preferensvägd makt mellan olika nationaliteter och kön. Makt är ett komplext koncept, och definitionerna skiljer sig mellan kontext. För att eliminera dessa kontexters inverkan på maktperception, användes termen Preference Weighted Power (PWP) i ett tidigare experiment av Sikström et al. (2020). PWP väger betydelsen av en maktdomän mot den uppfattade makten i samma domän, för att eliminera kontexten. Vi samlade in enkätsvar från 591 deltagare för att undersöka huruvida det finns en könsskillnad i preferens för makt eller inte, och om vi eliminerar den kontexten, vilket kön som har mest makt i avseendet publik och privat makt. Vi utförde även studien i tre olika länder, Grekland, Sverige, och USA, för att se... (More)
Studiens mål var att undersöka preferensvägd makt mellan olika nationaliteter och kön. Makt är ett komplext koncept, och definitionerna skiljer sig mellan kontext. För att eliminera dessa kontexters inverkan på maktperception, användes termen Preference Weighted Power (PWP) i ett tidigare experiment av Sikström et al. (2020). PWP väger betydelsen av en maktdomän mot den uppfattade makten i samma domän, för att eliminera kontexten. Vi samlade in enkätsvar från 591 deltagare för att undersöka huruvida det finns en könsskillnad i preferens för makt eller inte, och om vi eliminerar den kontexten, vilket kön som har mest makt i avseendet publik och privat makt. Vi utförde även studien i tre olika länder, Grekland, Sverige, och USA, för att se huruvida det fanns någon skillnad i maktpreferens mellan dem. Det sista syftet var att replikera Sikström et al. (2020) för att se huruvida PWP fungerar att utföra i förenklad skala. Vi fann att kvinnor har mer privat och publik makt, och mer makt när vid PWP-mätning. Vi fann kulturella skillnader i maktperception, där grekiska deltagare värderade publik makt högre än både amerikaner och svenskar. Den förenklade PWP-skalan replikerades någorlunda. Det finns likheter mellan skalorna, men det behöver undersökas mer noggrant i framtida studier. (Less)
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Olsson Mäkinen, Jesper LU and Wilhelmsson, Herta Matilda Linnéa LU
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alternative title
Male; the new female. A problematization of gender stereotyped power and preferens
course
PSYK11 20212
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
makt, kön, Preferense Weighted Power, tvärkulturell, könsskillnader, power, gender, Preference Weighted Power, cross-cultural, gender differences
language
Swedish
id
9072256
date added to LUP
2022-01-20 16:45:07
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2022-01-20 16:45:07
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  author       = {{Olsson Mäkinen, Jesper and Wilhelmsson, Herta Matilda Linnéa}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Manligt; det nya kvinnliga. En problematisering av könsstereotyp makt och preferens}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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