Dealing With Diversity in Psychology: Science or Ideology?
Perspect Psychol Sci
; 19(3): 558-563, 2024 May.
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ABSTRACT
The increasing use of political activist arguments and reasoning in scientific communication about diversity is criticized. Based on an article of Roberts et al. (2020) on "racial inequality in psychological research," three hallmarks of the intrusion of activist thinking into science are described blindness to the multidimensional nature of diversity, the failure to distinguish psychological mechanisms from the impact of moderators, and a blindness to agency as an explanation for psychological observations. It is argued that uncritically accepting and introducing political activist arguments into science is likely to damage scientific freedom and independence.
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Asunto principal:
Psicología
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Diversidad Cultural
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Humans
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En
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Perspect Psychol Sci
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Perspect. psychol. sci
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Perspectives on psychological science (Print)
Año:
2024
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Article