Does Interacting with Women Encourage Civic and Prosocial Attitudes? Evidence from Simulated Contact Experiments in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

IF 3.2 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Experimental Political Science Pub Date : 2023-06-22 DOI:10.1017/xps.2023.15

Calvert W. Jones

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Abstract

Research suggests that interacting with women may encourage civic and prosocial attitudes, yet findings to date have been limited to democracies notable for their egalitarian norms. Using simulated contact experiments under controlled conditions, this article tests hypotheses for the first time in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, arguably “hard cases” given persistent norms of patriarchy and gender segregation. Yet, despite stronger contexts for male dominance, results suggest that interacting with women may indeed steer Saudi and Kuwaiti men toward more civic and other-regarding orientations, including aspects of tolerance, egalitarianism, openness, and community rule-following. These findings add much-needed comparative perspective to experimental research on mixed-gender dynamics and align with broader work highlighting the benefits of diverse interactions for groups and nations.

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与女性互动会鼓励公民和亲社会态度吗?来自沙特阿拉伯和科威特模拟接触实验的证据

研究表明，与女性互动可能会鼓励公民和亲社会的态度，但迄今为止的研究结果仅限于以平等主义规范著称的民主国家。本文采用受控条件下的模拟接触实验，首次在沙特阿拉伯和科威特测试了假设，考虑到父权制和性别隔离的持续规范，这两个国家可以说是“困难案例”。然而，尽管男性占主导地位的背景更强，但研究结果表明，与女性的互动确实会使沙特和科威特男性更倾向于公民和他人取向，包括宽容、平等主义、开放和遵守社区规则。这些发现为混合性别动态的实验研究提供了急需的比较视角，并与强调群体和国家多样化互动益处的更广泛工作保持一致。

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Journal of Experimental Political Science Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

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5.10

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8.30%

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