Misperception of peer beliefs reinforces inequitable gender norms among Tanzanian men.

Autor:	Lawson DW; Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA., Chen Z; Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA., Kilgallen JA; Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA., Brand CO; Human Behaviour and Cultural Evolution Group, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, UK., Ishungisa AM; National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania.; Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania., Schaffnit SB; Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, USA., Kumogola Y; National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania., Urassa M; National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Evolutionary human sciences [Evol Hum Sci] 2024 Feb 21; Vol. 6, pp. e17. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 21 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1017/ehs.2024.6
Abstrakt:	Gender role ideology, i.e. beliefs about how genders should behave, is shaped by social learning. Accordingly, if perceptions about the beliefs of others are inaccurate this may impact trajectories of cultural change. Consistent with this premise, recent studies report evidence of a tendency to overestimate peer support for inequitable gender norms, especially among men, and that correcting apparent 'norm misperception' promotes transitions to relatively egalitarian beliefs. However, supporting evidence largely relies on self-report measures vulnerable to social desirability bias. Consequently, observed patterns may reflect researcher measurement error rather than participant misperception. Addressing this shortcoming, we examine men's gender role ideology using both conventional self-reported and a novel wife-reported measure of men's beliefs in an urbanising community in Tanzania. We confirm that participants overestimate peer support for gender inequity. However, the latter measure, which we argue more accurately captures men's true beliefs, implies that this tendency is relatively modest in magnitude and scope. Overestimation was most pronounced among men holding relatively inequitable beliefs, consistent with misperception of peer beliefs reinforcing inequitable norms. Furthermore, older and poorly educated men overestimated peer support for gender inequity the most, suggesting that outdated and limited social information contribute to norm misperception in this context. Competing Interests: None declared. (© The Author(s) 2024.)
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