controversies - sexism
- Created by: Abi Crew
- Created on: 20-05-22 09:25
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- sexism
- gender differences or biases
- important to establish if there are real differences between genders, or if any difference is the fault of gender bias in the research procdess
- gender difference in personality
- physiological differences
- socialisation
- differences could be explained by conscious or unconscious gender bias that has affected the psychologists research design
- where one gender unfairly and inappropriately influences the study of behaviour to the detriment of another
- alpha bias
- where differences are overstated and embellished; tends to exaggerate stereotypes
- beta bias
- tends to understate, ignore and disregard any differences between genders
- examples in psychology
- androcentric view
- subjects of research are primarily men
- explanations of behaviour have a male view, often to the detriment of women
- any gender biased theory or research is flawed
- cannot be a valid, universal explanation of behaviour
- applications of research, like therapies
- may not be as appropriate or effective as they could be
- could add false credibility to stereotypes and discrimination
- androcentric view
- reducing gender bias in psychology
- feminist psychologists argue that gender bias can enter the research process at many stages
- question formation
- research methodology
- interpretation and data analysis
- conclusions
- publication bias
- feminist psychologists argue that gender bias can enter the research process at many stages
- heterocentrism
- the assumption that everyone is heterosexual
- ignorance may affect the way in which we select ppts, how we word questions or the conclusions we draw about behaviour
- eg. just using heterosexual couples in a study about parenting
- ignorance may affect the way in which we select ppts, how we word questions or the conclusions we draw about behaviour
- heteronormativity
- the assumption that heterosexuality is 'normal', therefore anyone who does not align with this is 'abnormal'
- long history in psychiatry where individuals were 'treated' for non-heterosexual behaviours and feelings
- pathologising of non-heterosexual behaviour caused a great deal of fear, shame and guilt.
- this reinforced society's discrimination
- reducing
- regulations encourage researchers to avoid heterocentrism
- APA published Herek (1991) 'avoiding heterosexist bias in psychological research'
- regulations encourage researchers to avoid heterocentrism
- the assumption that everyone is heterosexual
- gender differences or biases
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