Lecture Four

Why is understanding ways of knowing important?

It highlights that the majority of knowledge is often held by white, powerful individuals.

What is the scientific method?

A systematic process involving procedure, facts, discoveries, hypotheses, and empirical evidence.

What does androcentric bias refer to?

A perspective that views the world primarily from a male standpoint, making male the normative gender.

What can the failure to consider gender or sex in research lead to?

It can result in shortcomings in research, often overlooking important gender dynamics.

What does overgeneralization mean in the context of gender and sexuality?

Applying a narrow viewpoint based on western ideals to broader, diverse experiences of gender and sexuality.

What did Imane Khali (Boxer) represent in the discussion of overgeneralization?

She exemplified how women of color can be categorized as 'other' and marginalized in representations, and not see within western beauty standards