Issues and DEbates - gender and culture - Mindmap in A Level and IB Psychology

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Gender and cultural bias Issues and debates
- Gender Bias
  - Universality-All research is assumed to apply equally to both genders.
  - Androcentrism- represents a male world-view in research
  - Beta bias-The differences between men and women are minimised.
    - Alpha Bias-The differences between men and women are exaggerated
  - Gender bias- The differential treatment and representation of males and females, based on stereotypes and not real differences
- Cultural Bias
  - Cultural Relativism- Principle regarding beliefs/values in a cultures viewpoint. Practised to judging standards of one's culture.
Beta bias-The differences between men and women are minimised.
- Alpha Bias-The differences between men and women are exaggerated

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