Mr. Mom in the News: The Relationship Between Stereotypes and Perceptions of Gendered News Stories. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hoewe, Jennifer; Appelman, Alyssa; Stevens, Elise
• Is Part Of: Communication research reports. Volume 34:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 11
• Page End: 20
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Gender -- News Media -- Stay-at-Home Parenthood -- Stereotypes; Communication -- Periodicals; 302.2
• DOI: 10.1080/08824096.2016.1224163
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0882-4096

Abstract

Abstract : This study examined the relationship between women's stereotypes and their perceptions of gendered news stories, specifically about stay-at-home parenthood. A between-subjects experiment with undergraduate women revealed that participants with stereotypes about women thought a news story about a stay-at-home mother was more typical than one about a stay-at-home father. Additionally, participants with stereotypes about women thought the news stories were low in realism, regardless of the story's gendered content. Notably, participants who read the news story about a stay-at-home father found it more enjoyable than the story about a stay-at-home mother, regardless of their stereotypes.