create more negative stereotypes and feelings towards people in poverty ( Wagstaff, 1983 ; Cozzarelli et al, 2001 ; Vázquez, 2016 ; Vázquez et al, 2021 ) is observed among right-wing individuals. ‘Causal attributions’ essentially consist of making inferences about the causes of the behaviour of others and one’s own behaviour. They are not the ‘real’ causes of behaviour, but instead influence people’s belief that they provide the basis for a specific type of behaviour ( Vázquez et al, 2017b ; 2018 ; Piff, 2020 ). Feagin’s traditional classification of causal
not be ‘efficient’ in relation to talent but offers alternative benefits to City firms, reminding us once again of the formidable barriers to change. I start the chapter by thinking about how these issues apply to ‘fit’, of which ‘polish’ and confidence are important components, before considering how recruitment practices and preferences have differed between corporate finance and trading in investment banks. I show that stereotypes around who has historically occupied these roles continue to exert a strong influence on hiring and promotion decisions today
ARTICLE Mothers do not make good workers: the role of work/life balance policies in reinforcing gendered stereotypes Sarah Cote Hampson School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, USA ABSTRACT ‘Family friendly’ policies such as maternity leave allow millions of women in the United States to take some time off when they give birth or adopt a child in order to spend time physically recuperating and/or initiating a bond with their children. However, many working mothers report facing stereotypes that either negatively
foregrounds women’s experiences ( Skeggs, 2001 ) and uncovers the ways women are stereotyped and sexualised in fundraising roles, and face an intersection of oppressions based on their age, race, class, physical disability and sexual orientation. Using qualitative survey data (N = 790) and focus groups with 15 female fundraisers, our analysis demonstrates the ways a patriarchal sociocultural system devalues women’s work, manifests in the day-to-day experiences of fundraisers and impacts the ability of women to progress in the profession. Because feminist research recognises
319 Families, Relationships and Societies • vol 4 • no 2 • 319–22 • © Policy Press 2015 • #FRS Print ISSN 2046 7435 • Online ISSN 2046 7443 • http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/204674315X14352272532084 Not your stereotypical young father, not your typical teenage life Daniel Johnson, UK dan.johnse@gmail.com This autobiographical account traces the experiences of a young man, now in his early twenties, through his transition into fatherhood at the age of 16, and recounts his early years as a young parent. His reflections on the joys and challenges of becoming a parent
This thought-provoking collection offers a multi-disciplinary approach on the subject of humour, Muslims and Islam.
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Despite evidence of a more sexually active ‘third age’, ageing and later life (50+) are still commonly represented as a process of desexualisation.
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225 30 London and the English desert: the grain of truth in a stereotype1 Géocarrefour (2008) vol 83, no 2 A nation at ease with itself? “Economically we live on borrowed money, and environmentally on borrowed time.” (Walden, 2007, p 122). [Some of what the archetypal Englishman, George Walden,2 says is very apposite, but much else] that Walden says is easily refuted with or without a university education. People in England are not so polite that they do not express their most bigoted of views both often and loudly, most prominently as offensive
Lived diversities: Space, place and identities in the multi-ethnic city is a timely and important book, which focuses on multi-ethnic interaction in an inner city area. Addressing difficult issues that are often simplistically and negatively portrayed it challenges the stereotypical denigration of inner city life, and Muslim communities in particular. Using well-crafted historical, political and contextual explanations the book provides a nuanced account of contemporary multi-ethnic coexistence. This invaluable contribution to our understanding of the politics and practice of multicultural coexistence is a must-read for students and practitioners interested in ethnic diversity, urban policy and the politics of place and space.
