Genetic Attributions of Gender Stereotypes Vary by Ideology: A Case for Using Genetic Attributions as Motivated Reasoning

• In Event: Gender, Language & Stereotypes

Brief Overview

We examine the degree to which individuals attribute perceived gender differences to genetic factors. Conservatives are more likely to endorse genetic explanations providing evidence that attributions may be a mechanism of motivated reasoning.

Authors

• Stephen Schneider, Purdue

• Clarisse Warren, University of Nebraska-Lincoln