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Gender and Culture - Coggle Diagram
Gender and Culture
Culture
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Emic approach
Studying a culture from the inside,
and only applying those findings
to that culture
Ethnocentrism
The belief that one's culture is superior
above others and any behaviour that is
different is viewed as underdeveloped
and inferior
Different cultures have different views on mental health, which can lead to a pateint viewing their symtpoms in a different light and clinicians making diagnostic errors
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Gender
Alpha bias
When the differences between men and women are exaggerated, this usually favours men over women
For example, Freud's theories originated from a patriarchal society in the 19th century which was much influenced by views on women - men were more educated and powerful, and Freud described femininity as a failed form of masculininity
Studies such as Dolan e et al. (2001) suggested that males are more aggressive than females because of higher testosterone levels (however women have also been found to produce testosterone and become more aggressive when levels increase)
Gender bias can have dangerous consequences on the lives of women and can impact their self-image, and in some instances, has been used to justify violence and harm towards women
Beta bias
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For example, much of early research on stress samples consisted of all male samples with male researchers and and it was assumed women would react in the same way
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