Religious and Gender Prototypes

Heterogeneous groups of subjects using free responses and ratings of gender- based traits show that the religious and non-religious prototypes are gender typed, since people assign feminine traits to a religious person and masculine traits to a non-religious person. Not only are women more religious...

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Published in:The international journal for the psychology of religion
Authors: Gaston, J. E. (Author) ; Brown, Laurence Binet 1927-2011 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [1991]
In: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:Heterogeneous groups of subjects using free responses and ratings of gender- based traits show that the religious and non-religious prototypes are gender typed, since people assign feminine traits to a religious person and masculine traits to a non-religious person. Not only are women more religious than men, but these prototypes make it easier for women to be religious than it is for men.
ISSN:1532-7582
Contains:Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1207/s15327582ijpr0104_5