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Replace conservatives with women or afro-american and see if the answer still sounds legit. I think you're oversimplifying. Academia is still a social environme
by cristianpascu 11y ago
Replace conservatives with women or afro-american and see if the answer still sounds legit. I think you're oversimplifying. Academia is still a social environment and social pressure still exists.
I don't think it's fair to say that conservatives will dismiss social psychology as a field. Maybe certain schools of thought, but hey, that's the spirit. On the other hand, if the vast majority of scholars are white atheist/agnostic men, imagine how easy it is for certain views to prevail.
- PeterWhittaker 11y agoI think you're oversimplifying. I think I'm summarizing the quoted article. Whether or not said article is oversimplifying is another question altogether. (There have been a number of HN stories over the last few months re the apparent liberal bias in many fields, esp. psychology and sociology, the article in question suggests an alternative explanation of why this may be so.)
- cristianpascu 11y agoOk, my bad! I should've read more carefully!