Stigmatization of Voluntarily Childfree Women and Men in the UK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malin Ekelund ◽  
Karl Ask
Keyword(s):  
Social Judgment ◽  
Effect Study ◽  
Moral Outrage ◽  
Decision Regret ◽  
Childfree Women ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Conservative Values ◽  
The Uk

Abstract. People who choose not to have children may face negative social judgment. Using a UK sample, Study 1 ( N = 199) successfully replicated Ashburn-Nardo’s (2017) finding that childfree targets are perceived as less psychologically fulfilled than targets with children. The effect, however, appeared limited to expected decision regret rather than general fulfillment, which was later confirmed in Study 2 ( N = 329). In contrast to Ashburn-Nardo , our results did not indicate that moral outrage mediates the effect (Study 1), but exploratory findings suggested that perceivers who intend to have children of their own perceive the childfree as morally inferior and less likable (Study 2). Participants’ endorsement of conservative values was not consistently related to negative perceptions of childfree targets.

scholarly journals Gender, Flexibility Stigma and the Perceived Negative Consequences of Flexible Working in the UK

2018 ◽  
Vol 151 (2) ◽  
pp. 521-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heejung Chung
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
The Uk

AbstractThis study examines the prevalence and the gender differences in the perceptions and experiences of flexibility stigma—i.e., the belief that workers who use flexible working arrangements for care purposes are less productive and less committed to the workplace. This is done by using the 4th wave of the Work-Life Balance Survey conducted in 2011 in the UK. The results show that 35% of all workers agree to the statement that those who work flexibly generate more work for others, and 32% believe that those who work flexibly have lower chances for promotion. Although at first glance, men are more likely to agree to both, once other factors are controlled for, women especially mothers are more likely to agree to the latter statement. Similarly, men are more likely to say they experienced negative outcomes due to co-workers working flexibly, while again mothers are more likely to say they experienced negative career consequences due to their own flexible working. The use of working time reducing arrangements, such as part-time, is a major reason why people experience negative career outcomes, and can partially explain why mothers are more likely to suffer from such outcomes when working flexibly. However, this relationship could be reverse, namely, the stigma towards part-time workers may be due to negative perceptions society hold towards mothers’ commitment to work and their productivity. In sum, this paper shows that flexibility stigma is gendered, in that men are more likely to discriminate against flexible workers, while women, especially mothers, are more likely to suffer from such discrimination.

Girls into Geoscience - Ireland

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elspeth Wallace ◽  
Fergus McAuliffe ◽  
Aoife Blowick ◽  
Maria McNamara ◽  
Emma Morris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Retention ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Field Trip ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Gender Balance ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The Uk ◽  
First Time

<p>The geosciences are an undeniably male-dominated sector (80/20 male/female in 2008). This has led to a loss of female talent and lack of diversity within the sector. Retention of female students in the geosciences is highest where students can identify with same gender career/industry leaders (Hernandez et al., Geosphere, Vol. 14,6, 2018), yet with few obvious female role models, poor female student retention has become a self-perpetuating problem. Girls into Geoscience was instigated in Plymouth in 2014 to interrupt this cycle. Girls around the ages of 16-17 and with any level of geoscience knowledge were invited to Plymouth to be introduced to the subject by leading females in the geoscience field. The annual event has proven so successful that it has now been taken up in Ireland.</p><p>Girls into Geoscience – Ireland (GiGie) is now at the end of its second year, having run three successful events across Ireland. GiGie has taken the form of day-long events which incorporate workshops, talks, networking and field-trip style elements. These events have been hosted in academic institutions and rotate annually to reach multiple areas of Ireland which often have limited access to STEM activities. So far, events have been hosted in Cork, Galway and Dublin. 100% of participants at the Cork event fed back that they were more likely to study geoscience, and similarly 83% of participants in Galway were now more likely to consider studying geosciences. 100% of Galway participants also had an increased understanding of geoscience careers, which is important considering the negative perceptions that are commonly attributed to careers in the geosciences. Suggestions from the events in Cork and Galway led us to incorporate a field-trip style element to the day, which was run for the first time in Dublin. The future of GiGie is bright. A planned expansion of the programme could lead to its most successful year yet. Across in the UK, expansion is also in action with further events taking place in Scotland, and a junior event being developed in Leicester. Gender balance is far from equal yet, but change is happening. We look forward to seeing Girls into Geoscience flourish.</p><p>“I loved (that) it was for girls. (It) made me feel more confident and that its possible to do science as a girl” – Participant, Cork.</p>

scholarly journals Non-medical prescribing in primary care in the United Kingdom: an overview of the current literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 352-361
Author(s):  
Amanda Armstrong ◽  
Andrea Manfrin ◽  
Josephine Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
English Language ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Organisational Support ◽  
Primary Care Patients ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
The Uk

Background: Non-medical prescribers (NMPs) are perceived as a complement to busy general practice in primary care. Aim: To conduct an overview of the literature available on the role and impact of non-medical prescribing (NMP) on primary care patients. Method: The search was conducted using multiple databases to find articles published between January 2015-January 2021. Inclusion criteria: NMPs in primary care in the United Kingdom, written in English language. Exclusion criteria: research conducted in secondary care or outside the UK. Findings: 285 studies were identified; 15 were eligible for critical appraisal. Key themes were: NMP's positive perceptions were autonomy, job satisfaction and colleague support; negative perceptions included risk, lack of continuous professional development (CPD), organisational support. Conclusion: By reviewing the perceptions of NMPs in primary care, organisations can ensure when employing new NMPs that the adequate CPD and support is in place. Thereby reducing NMPs concerns about the ligation risk of prescribing.

Job Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Work-Related Illness in Offices

1988 ◽  
Vol 32 (13) ◽  
pp. 777-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Hedge
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Sex Difference ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Office Environment ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Symptom Prevalence ◽  
The Uk

A questionnaire survey of demographic, environmental, psychological, and occupational influences on health was conducted in 6 office buildings in the UK. A total of 486 completed questionnaires were analyzed (85% response rate). The results showed that the prevalence of symptoms was not associated with job satisfaction, and the previously reported sex difference in symptom prevalence was not confirmed although this approached significance. The results suggest that work-related illness is strongly associated with self-reported job stress and negative perceptions of the office environment i.e. dissatisfaction with temperature, ventilation, lighting, and noise.

scholarly journals The Campaign against ‘Live Exports’ in the UK: Animal Protectionism, the Stigmatisation of Place and the Language of Moral Outrage

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Walls
Keyword(s):  
Social Space ◽  
Moral Evil ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Public Order ◽  
Moral Outrage ◽  
Specific Language ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Local Factors ◽  
The Uk

In this paper I will emphasise the centrality that the animal protectionist theme plays in generating a specific language of moral outrage, including its ability to mobilise a range of diverse social actors toward collective action. Focusing upon a recent animal welfare campaign, the campaign to end the export of live farm animals to continental Europe, I will argue that the language of moral outrage reflected adherence to the AP theme, and was a reaction to a strong sense of ‘spoiled identity’ within the local communities, which assisted in the development of a temporary protest consciousness in the two towns under study. Furthermore, the moral outrage expressed by protesters was given additional intensity by the heavy handed public order policing strategies implemented by the two regional police forces, this further strengthened the protesters resolve to continue the protests. The campaign will be shown to be an outcome of a combination of specific local factors and broader social, cultural and historical values of concern over our treatment of non-human animals. I will theorise the protests as an attempt to purify a stigmatised social space of a perceived contaminating practice, or moral ‘evil’.

scholarly journals Confronting the challenge: The impact of whole-school primary music on generalist teachers’ motivation and engagement

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-235
Author(s):  
Bethan Garrett
Keyword(s):  
Personal Involvement ◽  
Whole School ◽  
Social Theories ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Socially Situated ◽  
Generalist Teachers ◽  
Personal Engagement

The motivation of teachers represents an emergent area of research within psychology, where the complex and fluid nature of practitioner engagement is increasingly recognised. Underpinned by psycho-social theories, this article explores the potential of socially-situated structures and processes to develop and maintain generalist teachers’ personal involvement with music. Data is utilised from a broad, qualitative project, which involved seven case study schools in the UK, although the story of one institution is prioritised; this represents a positive example in which the school’s leadership models, support structures and socio-interactional environment contributed to increased motivation of generalist practitioners. In this school, the fact that individual teachers were able to subvert their previous negative perceptions to become fully involved with music indicates the potential for personal engagement to be enhanced through social means. This paper provides an in-depth, theoretical analysis of the processes which enabled this to occur.

Questioning the Compass of the Western Media: Early Perceptions of the July 15 Coup Attempt in Turkey

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (Summer 2021) ◽  
pp. 157-180
Author(s):  
Murat Önder ◽  
Hazan Güler Sarı ◽  
Emrah Ayhan
Keyword(s):  
Strong Support ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Keywords And Phrases ◽  
Support For Democracy ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Coup Attempt ◽  
Western Media

This study investigates how the Western media reacted immediately after the July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, in which a group of armed forces loyal to FETÖ aimed to overthrow Turkey’s democratically elected government. To this end, 91 news reports and articles in ten newspapers from the U.S., the UK, Germany, and France, dating from July 15 to July 18, 2016, were analyzed. Based on content analysis, the early perceptions of the Western media were categorized by sentiment as positive, neutral, or negative in terms of their tone, feeling, and emotion regarding the coup attempt. The findings show that only 42 publications were neutral only reporting the news, while 44 publications were positive about the coup attempt favoring the junta and failing to support the democratically elected government. On the other hand, only five publications expressed negative opinions about the coup attempt by showing strong support for democracy and expressing anti-coup views. Frequency analysis also shows that the most commonly used keywords and phrases in the news and articles were Erdoğan’s authoritarianism (58 times), the polarization of society (32 times), Erdoğan’s oppression (28 times), Erdoğan dividing the country (16 times), and the instability of Erdoğan’s regime/dictatorship (15 times). Overall, the analysis shows that journalists are not free of bias; most of them missed or neglected the damaging consequences of the coup attempt on Turkish democracy and society due to their negative perceptions about the incumbent government.

Leading faith schools in a secular society: Challenges facing head teachers of Muslim schools in the United Kingdom

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 943-959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waheed Hammad ◽  
Saeeda Shah
Keyword(s):  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Muslim Identity ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Leadership Experiences ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Secular Society ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Faith Schools

Muslim faith schools have been existent in the UK since the 1980s and their number has been rising ever since. These schools are established specifically to provide Muslim children with a learning environment based on Islamic values. However, fulfilling such a mission would not be an easy task in a globalised context characterised by secularism and materialism. The study reported in this paper sought to explore the leadership experiences and challenges as perceived by the head teachers of Muslim schools in the UK. The study employed a qualitative research design using semi-structured interviews with a sample of head teachers from four Muslim schools in London and Nottingham. The findings revealed that although the participating head teachers were proud of their role as leaders of Muslim schools, they faced significant challenges in their practice of leadership within British secular society. While some of these challenges were general in nature such as parental expectations and lack of support from Muslim community, other challenges were more practical and mission related such as negative perceptions among the wider society, issues in developing Muslim identity among students in a secular society, recruitment of qualified Muslim teachers and financial challenges.

scholarly journals 1520 Decoding Neurophobia – Insights from an Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Course

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_6) ◽  
Author(s):  
R Bhate ◽  
J Colman ◽  
T Fowler ◽  
J Hayley ◽  
N Kallam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Teaching Experiences ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Medical Educators ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Introduction Neurophobia is a common multifaceted issue amongst students studying medical sciences at an undergraduate level associated with difficulty in understanding neuroscience topics and ongoing negative perceptions of clinical neurosciences. We sought to examine whether neurophobia was present even amongst students who participated in an extracurricular neuroanatomy teaching course. Method Prior to the beginning of a twelve-week online neuroanatomy course, delegates were asked to complete a short questionnaire examining perceptions of neurophobia and specialities of interest. This was repeated after the course. This course was open to all undergraduate students in the UK and covered material beyond the remits of the undergraduate curriculum. Results From the 166 signups, 98 students completed the pre-course questionnaire. As expected, the majority of students (n = 83) taking part did not identify as neurophobic, describing the subject area as ‘interesting’, ‘enjoyable’ and ‘challenging’. Students who identified as neurophobic described neuroanatomy as ‘complex’ or ‘overwhelming’. Some students (n = 12) continued to describe themselves as neurophobic at the end of the course, despite this 7 of those students continue to consider a future career in a neuro-related speciality. Conclusions The fact that students with Neurophobia attended this extra-curricular course speaks volumes of how perception and self-motivation of a student are important for learning a subject. All students who participated in this course recognised the complexity and interesting nature of neuroanatomy. This experience highlights the challenge of medical educators to provide teaching experiences that are stimulating and enjoyable, but not overwhelming.

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