tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828386144348207794.post4745248136998864105..comments2024-03-01T16:07:40.421-05:00Comments on Neurobics: Keeping the Mind Active: The Sexual Double Standard: Elusive and Ever-PresentDeborah C. Stearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10293517108313679115noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828386144348207794.post-10194682655801134222015-04-12T09:42:36.188-04:002015-04-12T09:42:36.188-04:00Thanks for the nice compliment! That means a lot ...Thanks for the nice compliment! That means a lot to me. Part of my motivation for this piece was to unpack the idea of "mixed results" in research. I think we often just read that as confusing and unintelligible, or even as a reason to reject scientific data altogether. I want people to know that there is a way to systematically approach mixed results and understand what they mean. <br /><br />Thanks for reading and commenting! Deborah C. Stearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293517108313679115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828386144348207794.post-90801520733951504522015-04-12T00:25:02.757-04:002015-04-12T00:25:02.757-04:00What an interesting and well-written piece! I espe...What an interesting and well-written piece! I especially appreciated the "there are three things that could be going on" breakdown of the possible reasons behind mixed study results. I was also struck by the range of possible negative results of the sexual double standard, and a little disappointed in myself that I hadn't given this more thought before.<br /><br />Thanks for this good work!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828386144348207794.post-88287926395558681322015-04-07T09:15:06.999-04:002015-04-07T09:15:06.999-04:00It is a complicated issue. I agree that one needs...It is a complicated issue. I agree that one needs to be mindful of objective reality as well as perceptual reality, for exactly the reasons you mention. But, at the same time, we do create social reality through our words and actions. The research is very clear that the sexual double standard is part of the social discourse among adolescents and adults, whether or not those individuals actually endorse it personally. And I do wonder, just as you note, about whether we think everyone believes it, but we are just perpetuating a largely dead issue. Regardless, I think it is a good idea to begin interrupting the discourse of the sexual double standard. If we regularly stop the discourse, we create a less sexist social context, and we may help change attitudes, as well, for those who still personally endorse the sexual double standard.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and for your thoughtful comment! Deborah C. Stearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293517108313679115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828386144348207794.post-12808193976449595482015-04-06T14:14:05.687-04:002015-04-06T14:14:05.687-04:00Erg, that was supposed to say "covertly victi...Erg, that was supposed to say "covertly victimize the abused" NOT the accused. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828386144348207794.post-64955968135860113682015-04-06T14:12:36.824-04:002015-04-06T14:12:36.824-04:00Okay - so I think the double standard is real, or ...Okay - so I think the double standard is real, or was real 10+ years ago, anyway, but this has given me so much to ponder. Is it all still in play? Is it as simple as failure to define "a lot"? Or is there more here?<br /><br />I generally reject the concepts that we create reality or that perception is reality. I could write both a memoir on my personal experience and a treatise on the larger issue of how these attitude support oppression and the status-quo, as well as how they covertly victimize the accused (and yet, I usually hold my tongue, because - saying anything against the popular paradigm is usually like talking to rocks). But, but - what if that's the case? <br /><br />What if the only thing we need to do to take this crap down is stop supporting it? What if it mostly is a dead issue but a person thinks everyone still believes it, so teaches it to the girls in their lives, perpetuating it? <br /><br />So much to ponder here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com