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PART I: Nature of the phenomenon of objectification
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Topic
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Reading
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WEEK 1
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Introduction to gender schema, norms and gendered behaviour.
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Martin, A. E., & Slepian, M. L. (2021). The primacy of gender: Gendered cognition underlies the big two dimensions of social cognition.Perspectives on Psychological Science,16(6), 1143-1158.
Martin, A. E., & Mason, M. F. (2022). What does it mean to be (seen as) human? The importance of gender in humanization.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Mikorski, R., & Szymanski, D. M. (2017). Masculine norms, peer group, pornography, Facebook, and men’s sexual objectification of women.Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 18(4), 257–267.https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000058
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WEEK 2
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Objectification theory
& Self-objectification
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Fredrickson, B. L., & Roberts, T. A. (1997). Objectification theory: Toward understanding women's lived experiences and mental health risks.Psychology of women quarterly,21(2), 173-206.
Roberts, T-A, Calogero, R. M., & Gervais, S. J. (2018). Objectification theory: Continuing contributions to feminist psychology. In C. B. Travis, J. W. White, A. Rutherford, W. S. Williams, S. L. Cook, & K. F. Wyche (Eds.), APA handbooks in psychology®. APA handbook of the psychology of women: History, theory, and battlegrounds (p. 249–271).
Ward, L.M., Daniels, E.A., Zurbriggen, E.L.et al.The sources and consequences of sexual objectification.Nat Rev Psychol2, 496–513 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-023-00192-x
Further readings:
Du, X., Li, Q., Xiang, G., Xiao, M., Liu, X., Chen, X., ... & Chen, H. (2022). The relationship between brain neural correlates, self-objectification, and interoceptive sensibility.Behavioural Brain Research, 114227.
Felig, R. N., Jordan, J. A., Shepard, S. L., Courtney, E. P., Goldenberg, J. L., & Roberts, T. A. (2022). When looking ‘hot’ means not feeling cold: Evidence that self‐objectification inhibits feelings of being cold.British Journal of Social Psychology,61(2), 455-470.
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WEEK 3
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Cultural foundations of objectification/self-objectification
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Steve Loughnan, Silvia Fernandez, Jeroen Vaes, Gulnaz Anjum, Mudassar Aziz, Chika Harada, Elise Holland, Indramani Singh, Elisa Puvia, & Koji Tsuchiya (2015). Exploring the role of culture in sexual objectification: A seven nations study of sexual objectification. International Review of Social Psychology, 28(1), 63-93, 125-152.
Thompson, J. K., Van Den Berg, P., Roehrig, M., Guarda, A. S., & Heinberg, L. J. (2004). The sociocultural attitudes towards appearance scale‐3 (SATAQ‐3): Development and validation.International journal of eating disorders,35(3), 293-304.
Further readings:
Frederick, D. A., Crerand, C. E., Brown, T. A., Perez, M., Best, C. R., Cook-Cottone, C. P., ... & Murray, S. B. (2022). Demographic predictors of body image satisfaction: The US Body Project I. Body Image, 41, 17-31.
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WEEK 4
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The impact of individual differences on objectification
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Strelan P, Hargreaves D: Women who objectify other women: the vicious circle of objectification? Sex Roles 2005, 52 https://doi. org/10.1007/s11199-005-3737-3
Puvia, E., & Vaes, J. (2013). Being a body: Women’s appearance related self-views and their dehumanization of sexually objectified female targets. Sex Roles, 68, 484-495, doi: 10.1007/s11199-012-0255-y
Liss, M., Erchull, M. J., & Ramsey, L. R. (2011). Empowering or oppressing? Development and exploration of the Enjoyment of Sexualization Scale.Personality and social psychology bulletin,37(1), 55-68.
Bareket O, Shnabel N: Domination and objectification: men’s motivation for dominance over women affects their tendency
to sexually objectify women. Psychol Women Q 2020, 44:28-49, https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684319871913.
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WEEK 5
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(Self) Objectification of men
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Aubrey, J. S., & Taylor, L. D. (2009). The role of lad magazines in priming men’s chronic and temporary appearance-related schemata: An investigation of longitudinal and experimental findings.Human Communication Research,35(1), 28-58.
Kozak, M., Frankenhauser, H., & Roberts, T. (2009). Objects of desire: Objectification as a function of male sexual orientation. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 10, 225–230. doi:10.1037/a0016257
Daniel, S., Bridges, S. K., & Martens, M. P. (2014). The development and validation of the Male Assessment of Self-Objectification (MASO).Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 15(1), 78–89.https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031518
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WEEK 6
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Objectification of marginalized groups (e.g., people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and non-binary individuals)
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Moradi B, Tebbe E: A test of Objectification Theory with sexual minority women. Psychol Women Q 2022, 46:226-240, https://doi. org/10.1177/03616843211052525
Further readings:
Heimerdinger-Edwards, S. R., Vogel, D. L., & Hammer, J. H. (2011). Extending sexual objectification theory and research to minority populations, couples, and men.The Counseling Psychologist,39(1), 140-152.
Anzani A, Lindley L, Tognasso G, Galupo MP, Prunas A: “Being talked to like I was a sex toy, like being transgender was simply for the enjoyment of someone else”: fetishization and sexualization of transgender and nonbinary individuals. Arch Sex Behav 2021, 50:897-911, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021- 01935-8
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WEEK 7
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Terror Management Theory (TMT)
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Goldenberg, J. L., & Roberts, T. A. (2004). The beast within the beauty.Handbook of Experimental Existential Psychology, 71-75.
Grabe, S., Routledge, C., Cook, A., Andersen, C., & Arndt, J. (2005). In defense of the body: The effect of mortality salience on female body objectification.Psychology of Women Quarterly,29(1), 33-37.
Morris, K. L., & Goldenberg, J. (2015). Objects become her: The role of mortality salience on men's attraction to literally objectified women.Journal of Experimental Social Psychology,56, 69-72.
Further readings:
Pyszczynski, T., Solomon, S., & Greenberg, J. (2015). Thirty years of terror management theory: From genesis to revelation. InAdvances in experimental social psychology(Vol. 52, pp. 1-70). Academic Press.
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WEEK 8
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Midterm exam
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PART II: Psychological, Social and Cultural consequences of objectification
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WEEK 9
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(self-)Dehumanization:
Investigating humanness
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Haslam, N., Loughnan, S., Reynolds, C., & Wilson, S. (2007). Dehumanization: A new perspective. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 1(1), 409-422.
Loughnan S, Baldissarri C, Spaccatini F, Elder L: Internalizing objectification: objectified individuals see themselves as less warm, competent, moral, and human. Br J Soc Psychol 2017, 56:217-232, https://doi.org/10.1111/BJSO.12188
Vaes, J., Paladino, M.P., & Puvia, E. (2011). Are sexualized female targets human beings? Why males and females dehumanize sexually objectified women. European Journal of Social Psychology, 41, 774-785. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.824
Heflick, N.A., Goldenberg, J.L., Cooper, D.P., & Puvia, E. (2011). From women to objects: Appearance focus, target gender, and perceptions of warmth, morality and competence. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47, 572-581. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.12.020.
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WEEK 10
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Objectification and media
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Guizzo, F., Canale, N., & Fasoli, F. (2021). Instagram Sexualization: When posts make you feel dissatisfied and wanting to change your body. Body image, 39, 62-67.
Chen, S., van Tilburg, W. A., & Leman, P. J. (2022). Self‐objectification in women predicts approval motivation in online self‐presentation. British Journal of Social Psychology, 61(1), 366-388.
Veldhuis, J., Alleva, J. M., Bij de Vaate, A. J., Keijer, M., & Konijn, E. A. (2020). Me, my selfie, and I: The relations between selfie behaviors, body image, self-objectification, and self-esteem in young women. Psychology of Popular Media, 9(1), 3.
https://www.lorellazanardo.it/il-corpo-delle-donne/
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WEEK 11
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Objectification and health
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Moradi, B., & Huang, Y. P. (2008). Objectification theory and psychology of women: A decade of advances and future directions.Psychology of women quarterly,32(4), 377-398.
Veldhuis, J., Alleva, J. M., Bij de Vaate, A. J., Keijer, M., & Konijn, E. A. (2020). Me, my selfie, and I: The relations between selfie behaviors, body image, self-objectification, and self-esteem in young women.Psychology of Popular Media,9(1), 3.
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WEEK 12
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Preliminary research proposal idea discussion
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WEEK 13
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Objectification and intimate relationships
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Riemer, A. R., Sáez, G., Brock, R., & Gervais, S. J. (2021). Self-fulfilling objectification in relationships: The effects of men’s objectifying expectations on women’s self-objectification during conflict in romantic relationships. Self and Identity, 20(7), 854-860.
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WEEK 14
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Objectification and Crime
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Jones, A. C., Repke, A., Batastini, A. B., Sacco, D., Dahlen, E. R., & Mohn, R. S. (2023). The power of presentation: How attire, cosmetics, and posture impact the source credibility of women expert witnesses.Journal of Forensic Sciences. DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.15253
Gamarel KE, Jadwin-Cakmak L, King WM, Lacombe-Duncan A, Trammell R, Reyes LA, Harper GW (2022). Stigma experienced by transgender women of color in their dating and romantic relationships: implications for gender-based violence prevention programs. J Interpers Violence.37:NP8161-NP8189, https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520976186
Donnelly, LC,Calogero, RM.The role of stranger harassment experiences in college women's perceived possibility of gender crimes happening to them.J Appl Soc Psychol.2018;48:165–173.https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12497
Loughnan, S., Pina, A., Vasquez, E., & Puvia, E. (2013). Sexual objectification increases rape victim blame and decreases perceived suffering. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 37, 455-461, doi: 10.1177/0361684313485718
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FINALS WEEK
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Research project presentations
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