Seksizam i socioekološke orijentacije u Republici Hrvatskoj
Sexism and socioecological orientations in the Republic of Croatia

Author(s): Branka Galić, Ksenija Klasnić
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Sociology
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: androcentrism; patriarchalism; gender egalitarianism; sexism; technocentrism
Summary/Abstract: In this paper we present the results of a research conducted in the year 2010 on a representative sample of Croatian citizens (N = 1008). The aim of this study was to determine empirical dimensions of gender identity and connect them with a preference of one of the following socio- ecological orientations: anthropocentrism, which is the belief that man is an absolute master of nature, technocentrism which was operationalized by the statement that modern technology has much more positive than negative traits, and ecocentrism by which humans are only one of the natural beings and must obey the laws of nature. The results showed that there are three dimensions of gender identity: two sexist (androcentrism and patriarchalism) and one declarative egalitarian. First two dimensions are more accepted by men and elderly respondents, whereas declarative egalitarianism is more accepted by women and younger respondents. It was found that the most common socio-ecological orientation is ecocentrism and that it is somewhat more accepted among women, while the most seldom chosen socio-ecological attitude is anthropocentristic one, which is, however, equally present in both gender groups. Technocentristic orientation is more accepted among men. The results of the analysis of tendency to different dimensions of gender identity with regard to socio-ecological orientation show that technocentrists are less prone to androcentrism and patriarchalism, while antropocentrists reveal the strongest androcentristic and patriarchalistic attitudes (in both gender groups). These findings point to an interesting conclusion that the positive evaluation of modern technology is associated with lower level of sexism.

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