Don’t confuse psychology, the academic field, with pop psychology. Feminism is more of a sociological (or even anthropological) construct than a psychological one anyway.
I have seen comments like “political science” too. To me politics might be a philosophy but is there anything their that can be put through the model of scientific method? I don’t think so so that would be a misnomer I would think.
I would say that women are equal to men in dignity. Certainly not in identity. But what is feminism exactly trying to attain and what have they really attained. Number 1 sounds like it could upset female identity.
I’ve never ascribed psychology with the soul. There is “Philosophy of Mind” which includes metaphysics.
Maybe not, but the term derives from Greek psyche (soul).
Well, that all depends. To the extent that Feminists support abortion and pretty much always have since the 60s, I wouldn’t call myself a feminist.
Well take a job at construction for example. A woman can do that kind of work as far as doing it. but there are physical differences. Men have 10 times more testosterone and so it would simply take a woman 10 times effort (I would think) to do for example heavy lifting of things like concrete, block, or shingles.Well, that all depends. To the extent that Feminists support abortion and pretty much always have since the 60s, I wouldn’t call myself a feminist.
Feminism has also tended to deny the differences between men and women, which are profound. You never hear a feminist arguing that women should be allowed to participate in trench warfare along with men. So I think there’s a bit of hypocrisy with that equal rights argument.
As for the differences in pay, that is largely a matter of women choosing lesser paying jobs than men, and also not working full time. So when you put all those factors together, the stats can be misleading about unfair wages.
In cases where men and women are doing exactly the same work and the same hours that require the same profession training, I would call myself not a feminist, but an equal rights advocate.
Men and women are different. Long live the difference!
Psychology is an empirical science, and there are many branches. Behaviorism neuro-psych, deveopmental( which includes birth until old age), educational, occupational, personality to name a few.
Point taken.
I can’t really tell if you are being serious or not. Just in case though:
Still, when I look out over this construction site from my office window, I don’t see any women doing the work out there.
Don’t confuse the gender distribution with the level of qualification that an applicant has because of their gender.
It’s not gender per se but physical ability.
An individuals physical abilities for jobs that demand it would be relevant. Also take note that a lot of construction related jobs don’t require that one do a lot of heavy lifting (welding, electrical work, so on…).
Women did all manner of physical jobs during the WW2 period.
Psychology is considered a social science. That being said, there are humanistic psychologies (e.g. Freudian and Jungian Psychology).
Yes, my mother was a welder who worked at welding chain links for the U.S. Navy. She worked very hard and was well paid.