Slut Shaming In Social Psychology

I believe that the data collected in the study is appropriate for the conclusion that was drawn. The questions and observations related to the main topic of slut shaming and the attitudes surrounding it among women of differing status. A criticism that I have is that it focused on white women on that university campus and merely focuses on status as it was linked to class level. It failed to include people from different racial backgrounds and its contribution to status. Additionally, the group interviewed was not a representative sample of the population of college women since it only researched one floor on a predominantly white campus. Despite that, the homogeneity of the sample isolated the independent variable and allowed the researchers …show more content…
Field study and interviews, correlated with the phenomena of class privilege and othering. This contributed to my knowledge of social psychology because the word “slut” is not only seen a double standard established my men but also a tool for women; it used to both defend and oppress. Defend when they moderate their own behavior to avoid the slut label and oppress when they label others to feel superior. The fluidity of the word allowed me to understand how meanings are negotiated and have the capacity to help an individual form a sense of self in.
Other perspectives that have the capacity to complement the information in the study include the behavioral perspective, which explains human behavior what can be observed rather than cognitions. According to this perspective, people are conditioned to perform behaviors if there is a positive …show more content…
“Slut” and its corresponding definition is negotiated in interaction with others. Essentially, the criteria for assigning the stigma are continually constructed though interaction. High-status women likened the word “slut” to many definitions like being “easy” rather than just having many sex partners. In some definitions and found that other forms of sex were permissible and the slut label is only truly warranted with those who have had sex “a lot of guys” implying a specific number. While low-status women associated the word with excessive partying, loose morals, and casual sex. Situated Identity, who one is in relation to others in the situation. She is a slut but I am not. A tool that attempts to elevate the individual above others who they consider slutty. The process of role taking in this perspective allows women to imagine what others would think of them if they were to be “slutty”. Since the word is considered derogatory, women would regulate their sexual behavior in order avoid the title. In addition, role taking contributes the feelings of shame to those who identify as sexually promiscuous because they know how a “slut” is viewed by others and fear