Why Is Sexualization Dehumanizing? The Effects of Posture Suggestiveness and Revealing Clothing on Dehumanization

Research has shown that sexualized people are perceived as possessing fewer traits of a human being. Most scholars have argued that these effects are driven by revealing clothing, with targets wearing swimsuits or lingerie being perceived as possessing less mind and less humanness in comparison with...

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Main Authors: Philippe Bernard, Robin Wollast
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-02-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244019828230