Gender and Culture - ISSUES & DEBATES Flashcards
1
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define androcentrism
A
when research might represent only a male world view
-> psychology being male-dominated (both researches and participants)
2
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what is it called when research might represent only a male world view
A
androcentrism
3
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define alpha bias
A
research exaggerating a difference (in either gender/culture e.g.)
4
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define beta bias
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research ignoring a difference (in either gender/culture e.g.)
5
Q
define ethnocentrism
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the focus on one culture
6
Q
what is it called when there’s a focus on just one culture
A
ethnocentrism
7
Q
define cultural relativism
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concepts are relative/depend on their context
8
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what is it called when a concept is relative/depends on their context
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cultural relativism
