Gender Bias Flashcards
What is the idea of universitality
That Psychologists often claim to have discovered universal human behaviour
What is the reality of research in relation to universality
In reality however, their work may be gender bias.
What are the 2 types of gender bias
Alpha and beta
What is alpha bias
Theories and studies which emphasise/exaggerate the differences between males and females
What is beta bias
Theories and studies ignore or minimise the differences between males and females
What is androcentrism
When only a male view is considered and applied to both genders
When there is an alpha bias and the differences are exaggerated, what effect does it have to on the genders
Tries to heighten the value for women sometimes but for the most of it, its to devalue them
How does freuds theories show alpha male
Femininity is failed masculinity and that we can never believe that the 2 sexes are equal in position or worth
What did Hornsey think about females jealousy of men
females werent envious of men’s attributes but they were jealous of their social class.
What type of envy did Horner say men had
Womb envy
What is womb envy
males were envious of females’ ability to have children and compensated for that by achieving in other domains.
How did kohlberg show beta bias for his theory of moral reasoning
He used an all male sample and generalised his findings to females as he believed that male and females make similar moral decisions and that women are morally inferior due to their home life
When findings are generalised to females because of all male samples, what impact does this have on the understanding of female behaviour
Their behaviours are misunderstood and they become pathologists (seen has being psychologically abnormal)
What is an implication of gender bias
It may create misleading info about human behaviour and create negative stereotypes and discrimination towards women and this would lead to a misunderstanding of many aspects with a female relation for example, women are 2x as likely to be diagnosed with depression which could effect their opportunities in their lives negatively
Why is gender bias research a limitation
Males are more likely to have their research published and research which challenges gender bias may not be published. They also found that they are less funded and are published by less prestigious unis which means that fewer people are aware of the issue. This suggests that gender bias in psychological research isn’t taken that seriously
