Sexism, Hostility toward Women, and Endorsement of Beauty Ideals and Practices: Are Beauty Ideals Associated with Oppressive Beliefs?

By G. Forbes, Linda L. Collinsworth, Rebecca L. Jobe, Kristen Braun, Leslie M. Wise. 2007

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Oppressive Beliefs at Play: Associations among Beauty Ideals and Practices and Individual Differences in Sexism, Objectification of Others, and Media Exposure (2010, methodology): “Moreover, and as predicted by the BIO hypothesis, the existence of patriarchal structures and attitudes should result in significant relationships between sexist attitudes and the endorsement of beauty ideal and practices (Forbes et al., 2007).”
Shape and Significance of Feminine Beauty: An Evolutionary Perspective (2011, background): “Evolutionary and feminist scholars agree that some standards of beauty, such as an emphasis on thinness versus plumpness, vary considerably over time and across cultures (e.g., Forbes et al. 2007; Voracek and Fisher 2002).”
Benevolent and Hostile Sexism and preferences for romantic partners (2009, methodology): “BS and HS were assessed at Time 1 using Glick and Fiske’s (1996) Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI) which is a widely used and validated scale (e.g., Eastwick et al., 2006; Forbes et al., 2007; Glick et al., 2000; Johannesen-Schmidt & Eagly, 2002; Sibley et al., 2007).”