According to feminists an androcentric bias in research is the direct result of______________?
Correct answer: D. using males as the accepted norm
- A. the funding of certain projects
- B. assuming that men and women are the same
- C. women not being objective
- D. using males as the accepted norm
- E. a lack of female researchers
Explanation
Androcentrism treats men or male experience as the standard against which human experience is understood. It therefore makes research overlook or misrepresent women rather than simply reflecting a lack of female researchers.
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