Sex Prejudice Injury Simulation
- 1 November 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 88 (2), 305-312
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.1974.9915741
Abstract
This study of 84 male and 101 female college students tested the hypothesis that male and female Ss respond differentially to male and female defendants in a criminal jury trial. Ss read a synopsis of a murder trial in which the defendant was either a man who allegedly murdered his wife or a woman who allegedly murdered her husband. Ss were asked to render verdicts and sentences (if appropriate) either individually or in like-sex groups of three. There was a significant interaction between sex of S (juror) and sex of defendant in the rendering of the verdicts: Ss were less likey to find a defendant of their own sex guilty than they were to find a defendant of the opposite sex guilty. The possible effect of this finding upon the guarantee of “equal justice under law” was discussed.Keywords
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