microaggressions. However, little research has been done on how these microaggressions effect
women. This research will study the increase in the perceived risk a woman has living her day to
day life based on how microaggressions are used against women in today’s society. Today
microaggressions are normalized in a woman’s life. Most women are victims of
microaggressions from a young age, and this young exposure allows men’s small attacks to be
socially accepted overtime. This research is designed to discover how the constant degrading of
women changes their attitudes and actions throughout the life they live. As proposed, this
research will be focused specifically …show more content…
Heterosexual intimacy consists of intense feelings of liking and longing for, and a
highly worshipful view women. For example, a man praising a woman excessively in public and
speaking of her in a sacred manner. Complementary gender differentiation is the perception and
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emphasis of differences between men and women that favor women. This could be exemplified
in a comment such as, because they are female they have better tastes in issues of culture and
fashion, such as when choosing clothes. Benevolent sexism usually takes place in a social
setting because a man wants to appear “chivalrous.” Beware because benevolent sexism is a
direct path to hostile sexism. Hostile sexism is socially disapproved and usually takes place in
the privacy of the home. Hostile sexism is an adversarial view of gender relations in which
women are perceived as seeking to control men, whether through sexuallity or feminist ideology.
Hostile sexism can be split up into three categories: dominative paternalism, …show more content…
Those exposed to constant microaggressions
will suffer the mental effects as well as experience an increase in a their perceived risk of life.
The research and results will greatly impact the future of women by educating them on how
microaggressions can lead to macroaggressions and how these impact women mentally.
Hopefully, the research and results will lead to more women being empowered and standing up
for themselves. Society will have a better understanding of how microaggressions can affect a
woman's everyday life. This research is necessary in today’s society as the gap in gender equality
is growing quickly, and it is sadly being dismissed by many people. Surveying is the best
research method for this touchy subject. Surveys will be able to target a large group of women,
ask many questions, gather truthful private information, and save money. A limitation of the
research will be the amount of women willing to participate in a survey concerning such
sensitive questions. After analyzing the results, valid information will be presented to society,
and society will be able to see the truth behind this covert battle through politics and social
media pushing to bring attention to the