Because unlike race, gender, and culture - political view points are something that can be persuaded to change, and therefore are either "right" or "wrong".
There's also an increasing smaller scale between the left and right. If you express a view that could be aligned with either side you are painted as a champion of all views that side is seen as holding.
I'm not sure what the solution is, if there is any, but the increasing divide between "us" and "them" coming from both sides is not doing any favors to anyone.
Yeah, I'm inclined to agree with your assessment. I think Bill Clinton said something to the effect of "belief is the last remaining bigotry". It certainly seems true to me.
A somewhat misleading title for an article that highlights researcher bias and culminates in the stance that most sociology professors are liberal and without more conservatives in these positions our research findings will continue to be skewed.
Researcher bias can be difficult to detect when like minded people are the ones who are charged with detecting bias. The fear that conservatives and liberals will end up segregated at higher education institutions based on the their ideological diversity, if it continues to trend in that direction, can only result in a greater divide between us.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 24.9 ms ] threadThere's also an increasing smaller scale between the left and right. If you express a view that could be aligned with either side you are painted as a champion of all views that side is seen as holding.
I'm not sure what the solution is, if there is any, but the increasing divide between "us" and "them" coming from both sides is not doing any favors to anyone.
Researcher bias can be difficult to detect when like minded people are the ones who are charged with detecting bias. The fear that conservatives and liberals will end up segregated at higher education institutions based on the their ideological diversity, if it continues to trend in that direction, can only result in a greater divide between us.