Sexist Dogma and Self-Subjugation: Role of Self-Objectification and Self Surveillance

The focus of this research study is to find the relation between sexist exposure and its effect on self-objectification and self-surveillance which is leading to self-subjugation. The research has used data from men and women of early adulthood (N = 220) under different demographic status using questionnaire method (Ambivalent Sexism Inventory, Glick & Fiske, 2001 ; System Justification- Gender, Jost & Kay , 2005 ; Self- Objectification Questionnaire, Noll & Fredrikson, 1998 ; The Objectified Body Consciousness Scale, McKinley & Hyde, 1996) and appropriate statistical analysis – t test , ANOVA and Pearson Correlation was applied. The study found that participants in gender groups and marital status groups had no statistically significant difference in their effect on self-objectification while age groups and area of dwelling have significance as caused by varied sexist exposures. Gender has an influence on body surveillance as opposed to age, marital status and place of residence groups. Correlation Analysis revealed that there is a statistically significant relationship between Complementary sexism and body surveillance (positive correlation) & benevolent sexism and body surveillance (negative correlation) respectively. There was statistically significant difference between religious groups as determined by one way ANOVA on state body surveillance. There were few meaningful differences across the variables. The findings support that the expressions of traditional gender role stereotypes are not much relevant.