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How does gender bias in research potentially perpetuate the view of what men and women are and should be?

Historically, men have dominated scientific research in that the both the researchers and participants have largely been male. Accordingly, the way research has been designed, the way studies have been conducted, and the ways in which results have been interpreted have been at risk for gender bias. In other words, the preconceived ideas and beliefs or unfounded prejudice about the traits and characteristics of each gender potentially influence the outcomes of research studies. Even today, as women have entered into the academic and scientific world in significant numbers, research is subject to gender bias. The implications of gender bias can be far reaching. As the scientific community uses research study results for subsequent research and the media picks up the results to report findings to the public, gender bias can have a huge impact. Society may be making decisions that are based on incorrect, misleading, or biased data. As an example, a majority of early heart disease research was conducted primarily using male subjects leading to the assumption that heart disease was a man’s disease and did not significantly impact women. The gender bias in heart disease research resulted in little attention being paid to women who had heart disease symptoms, as well as delays and limitations in the treatment for these symptoms for many years. In reality, it is now common knowledge that heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, as it is for men.

think about how gender bias can impact scientific research and how the findings of biased research can impact individuals and society.

Gender: Psychological Perspectives, focusing on why researchers study gender, why researchers include gender as a factor in psychological studies, and how researchers can be biased in their research with regard to gender.

· Think about the following questions:

o What impact does gender bias in research have on interpretation of the results of research studies?

o How does gender bias in research potentially perpetuate the view of what men and women are and should be?

o What impact could the biased research have on individuals of each gender and on society as a whole?

o How does the media then use research findings to inform, persuade, sell, and so forth?

With these thoughts in mind:

Post an analysis of the role of gender bias both in the study of psychology and in the reporting of results by others, including the implications.

What are some of the multicultural interpretations that are used in formal education?

What are some of the multicultural interpretations that are used in formal education? How is it possible to bridge the achievement gap between students of different racial, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds? What are some of the justifications for encouraging community inclusion in the education process? How does technology allow students to gain better skills and prepare for a transition to the real world? Currently, there is a disproportionately low number of minority women in educational leadership roles. Would changing the curriculum to account for multiple cultures and races encourage more minority women to take over influential educational roles? Is an interdisciplinary approach to education an effective way to improve educational attainment for middle school and high school students? How can teachers encourage the spark of excitement and zeal in students that causes them to enjoy learning? How can teachers encourage student-centered learning that causes students, rather than the teacher, to be the true leader of the classroom?

Explain how recent sensations such as the “50 Shades of Grey” phenomenon may result in changing images of female sexuality and what are considered acceptable sexual processes. Do you think these are positive changes?

 

A person’s relationships are usually significant contributors to his or her life happiness, well-being, and mental health throughout the life span. At each stage of life, different levels and types of relationships are developed, nurtured, and in some cases, terminated. Relationships are complicated and though there may be norms within specific cultures for relationships these norms may be changing.

Think about how technology has changed the process of dating and forming intimate relationships. Do online dating sites increase or decrease the common sexual scripts, or norms that men and women have traditionally held in relationship formation and sexual interactions (e.g., men initiate, women react). Also, think about how recent sensations such as the “50 Shades of Grey” phenomenon may result in changing images of female sexuality and what are considered acceptable sexual processes. Do you think these are positive changes?

 

  • , Gender: Psychological Perspectives.Focus on the gender-related differences and similarities in the different levels and types of relationships: friendship, love, dating, marriage and committed relationships, and dissolution of relationships.
  • Review the articles, “’Double Crap!’ Abuse and Harmed Identity in Fifty Shades of Grey”, “’Where Have All the Good Men Gone?’ Gendered Interactions in Online Dating”, and “Tinder and the Dawn of the ‘Dating Apocalypse’.”

 

  • Discuss what have been the traditional expectations for men and women in dating relationships and sexual behavior according to the Week’s Resources and your own research.
  • Then, discuss how these roles may be affected by the current popularity of online dating sites and images of sexuality portrayed in current literature and other media forms.
  • Explain how these changing roles may impact individuals and society.
  • Discuss your thoughts on whether these changing roles will lead to an increase or decrease in gender differences in intimate relationships, and why or why not.

Explain How economists are both scientists and policymakers and what principles society uses to allocate its scarce resources.

review the basic principles of economics and the concepts of the circular flow model, showing the connectivity of society’s economic players and the flow of goods and money within an economy. Students will learn how society allocates its scarce resources and how economists are both scientists and policymakers. Students will define GDP and CPI and how they are calculated.

 

Scenario: Your organization’s CEO is concerned that members of the strategic planning committee are not familiar with current economic thought and principles. The CEO has assigned you the task of developing a report to introduce some of these thoughts and principles.

Develop a  report to the members of the strategic planning committee explaining the following information:

How economists are both scientists and policymakers and what principles society uses to allocate its scarce resources.
Using the circular flow model, explain the flow of money and goods in an economy.
How the economy coordinates society’s independent economic actors.
A country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and how it is defined and calculated.
How the consumer price index (CPI) is constructed and why it is an imperfect measurement of the cost of living.