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Gender Bias
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- 1Gender BiasThe difference in treatment or representation of men and women based on stereotypes rather than the real differences
- 2Alpha BiasThe tendency to exaggerate the differences between men and women
- Hare & Marecek 1988 -
Devalues one gender in comparison to another - 3Beta BiasThe tendency to ignore the differences between men and women
- Androcentrism - - 4AndrocentrismPredominantly male studies that do not demonstrate how women may behave
- 5UniversalityThe aim to produce theories and research that apply to both men and women.
Beta bias = aim to eradicate differences - 6Alpha Bias - Freud -Freud - Reflected the 19th Century culture
alpha biased theory of psychoanalysis Femininity = failed masculinity - 7Alpha Bias - Josselson 1988 -Josselson = women cannot undergo the Oedipus Complex
Superego develops during the OC
Women = Morally inferior - 8Beta Bias - Stress Research -Fight or flight
Biological research is predominantly carried out on male participants
Hormonal changes in females make biological studies more difficult to carry out on female participants - 9Implications of Gender Bias - Evaluation -May create misleading interpretations of female behaviour
Tavris (1993) = normal for women to feel abnormal
May provide scientific "justification" to deny women opportunities - 10Sexism - Evaluation -There is a lack of women at senior levels = female concerns may not be reflected in research
Lab experiments - women may be labelled as unreasonable, irrational, and unable to complete the tasks
Denmark et al (1988) - Psychology is institutionally sexist and creates bias - 11Reflexivity - Evaluation -Modern researchers are beginning to recognise the effect of their own values on research
Leads to greater awareness of personal bias - 12Essentialism - Evaluation -Most biases are based on the essentialist perspective = genders are fixed and enduring
- 13Feminist Psychology - Evaluation -Worrell (1992)
- women should be studied in a real-life context
- Diversity within groups of women rather than between men and women - 14Alpha Bias - Evaluation -+ Lead some theorists to assert the value of feminine qualities
+ Healthy criticism of cultural values that praise male qualities
- Sustains prejudices and stereotypes
- Focuses on the differences between the genders. - 15Beta Bias - Evaluation -+ Makes people view men and women as the same. Equal treatment and access.
- Draws attention to the differences in power
- Elagitarian approach = results in major misinterpretations
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