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The researchers found that, for men, entitlement was associated with hostile views of women. Entitled men were more likely to endorse views of women as manipulative, deceptive, and untrustworthy -- attitudes, which past research has shown are predictors of violence toward women.
Conversely, the researchers found women who have a high sense of entitlement are likely to demand men take care of them because they are weak and frail. A large body of research shows that such demands lead to women being viewed as too weak and placed in roles where they are not allowed to advance in education and jobs.
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"When you consider that entitlement has been shown to be rising across recent generations, linking it to sexist attitudes is particularly alarming," Grubbs said, "recent events certainly highlight how dangerous entitlement and hostile sexism can be in men. Furthermore, given that benevolent sexism can also produce gender inequality, these findings for women are also concerning."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605093307.htm
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1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)So the "entitled male" feels that he is being used by his peer group female that feels that she is to be taken care of ...?
Could this be an example of how that may play out ...
"I'm a good guy ... I listen ... I'm there for you ... I always pay wherever we are together. Why won't you have sex with me?"
"You're suppose to do all that, besides I'm dating the Captain of the Football team."
"B!tch! ... You deserved it."
davidn3600
(6,342 posts)What you are talking about may be more of a side effect in certain situations. Example... A man takes a woman out to a date, pays for it, and then expects to be entitled to sex in return. While the woman goes on the date and expects the man to pay for it. Both feel they are entitled.
I think the study though concentrates more on the idea that entitlement being rooted in the gender roles. An entitled female may feel it's the man's job to provide and take care of her. When he doesn't do that, it leads to a breakdown and she feels hostility towards him. Conversely, when the entitled male is providing and doing everything he thinks he's supposed to be doing and he's not getting the respect he thinks he deserves from the woman, he starts to view her as manipulative and coercive...which again leads to a breakdown. In other words, each gender feels they are entitled to something from the opposite gender. And that's what leads to the sexism.
The study suggests that not only is male entitlement dangerous for women...but so is female entitlement.
