Gender Bias

GENDER BIAS IN ISSUES AND DEBATES

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  • Created by: katiewho
  • Created on: 09-03-17 12:17
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  • Gender Bias
    • Definition
      • One gender is treated less favourably
        • Sexism
          • Stereotypes
    • 3 Types
      • Alpha Bias
        • Differences exaggerated
          • Stereotypes emphasised
      • Beta Bias
        • Differences minimised
          • Applied without testing
      • Androcentrism
        • Male thinking and male stereotypical view
    • Evaluation
      • Positives
        • Alpha Bias
          • Gilligan: asserted the worth of 'feminine qualities'
          • Healthy criticism of cultural values that praise 'male qualities' as desirable.
            • E.g. aggression
        • Beta Bias
          • See men and women as the same
            • Led to equal treatment in legal terms
      • Negatives
        • Alpha Bias
          • Ignores why many women differ from each other
          • Sustain prejudices and stereotypes
        • Beta Bias
          • Draws attention away from differences in power between genders
          • Misrepresnts both genders
            • Egalitarian approach
    • Examples
      • Freud psychoexual development
        • Biology is destiny women's roles predetermined
        • Androcentric

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