The Interpersonal Power of Feminism: Is Feminism Good for Romantic Relationships?

By Laurie A. Rudman, J. Phelan. 2007

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Social Psychology

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Attitudes Toward Women’s Work and Family Roles in the United States, 1976–2013 (2016, background): “Couples with more egalitarian attitudes report more stable relationships and higher marital and sexual satisfaction (Cooper, Chassin, & Zeiss, 1985; Rudman & Phelan, 2007), and their daughters express greater interest in working outside the home (Croft, Schmader, Block, & Baron, 2014).”
“What do you mean when you say that you are sexually satisfied?” A mixed methods study (2014, background): “Given that sexual experiences and relationships are deeply lodged within sociopolitical contexts (Fahs and Swank, 2011; McClelland, 2010; Rudman and Phelan, 2007), it is important to examine whether sexual satisfaction is the same psychological phenomena across individuals who have varying access to”
The Joy of Sexism? A Multinational Investigation of Hostile and Benevolent Justifications for Gender Inequality and Their Relations to Subjective Well-Being (2010, result): “This finding is broadly consistent with the results of a study conducted by Rudman and Phelan (2007) in which men who were dating feminists reported increased relationship stability and sexual satisfaction as compared to men who were dating more traditional women.”
The Madonna-Whore Dichotomy: Men Who Perceive Women's Nurturance and Sexuality as Mutually Exclusive Endorse Patriarchy and Show Lower Relationship Satisfaction (2018, background): “Relatedly, contrary to the perception that feminism inhibits romance, men’s feminism predicts more stable and sexually satisfying heterosexual romantic relationships (Rudman and Phelan 2007).”