Valeur sociale des personnes dans une profession genrée. L’exemple de la magie de scène: une magicienne vaut‑elle moins qu’un magicien?
Social value of people in a gendered profession. The example of stage magic: is a woman magician worth less than a male magician?

Summary/Abstract: In this study we are interested in the social value of professions, more specifically the value associated with a stereotypically gender‑orientated profession: that of magician, both from the point of view of judgment (Beauvois, 1985) and from that of the estimation of salary. To this purpose, participants watched a video showing a stage illusion presented by a woman or by a man. The results show that if a female magician is perceived as equally socially desirable and useful, a magician is perceived as more socially useful than desirable. In addition, if the amount of the estimated stamp does not depend on the sex of the artist, it depends on its value: the more the artist is estimated as socially useful, the higher is the estimated stamp. This is particularly the case for a female magician. The results are discussed both in terms of social value, potential discrimination, and in terms of career orientation. They also propose new lines of research in a “social psychology of magic”.

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