Seven studies involving 2,007 people find that, in both the 2016 and 2020 US presidential elections, men's and women's endorsement of hegemonic masculinity--which reinforces the power, status, and toughness of dominant men over women and marginalized men--predicted voting for and evaluation of Donald Trump, providing a potential explanation for white women's and minority men's support of President Trump, according to the authors.
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Article #20-20589: "Hegemonic masculinity predicts 2016 and 2020 voting and candidate evaluations," by Theresa K. Vescio and Nathaniel E. C. Schermerhorn.
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