Hidden in plain sight: Masculine social norms in engineering education
Hidden in plain sight: Masculine social norms in engineering education
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隐藏在众目睽睽之下：工程教育中的男性社会规范
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10.1109/fie.2017.8190515
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2017
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Allison Godwin
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Usenime M. Akpanudo;James L. Huff;Jenise K. Williams;Allison Godwin
在这篇正在进行的论文中，我们综合了心理学、社会学和工程教育的研究，以考虑工程中男性社会规范的存在。根据先前的研究，社会规范代表了大多数社会群体对不同群体在社会中的适当角色和行为的社会建构的集体期望。与男子气概相关的社会规范通常与情绪调节、对他人的显著支配和对胜利的渴望有关。不幸的是，符合传统男子气概意识形态的社会压力已被证明对个人寻求帮助的行为、性健康和自尊产生不利影响。为了更好地理解和促进工程学位课程文化的包容性，我们在本文中探讨了这些集体期望如何在工程背景下特别相关-这是一个经常被批评为受男性规范支配的领域。
In this work-in-progress paper, we synthesize research from psychology, sociology, and engineering education, in order to consider the presence of masculine social norms in engineering. According to prior work, social norms represent collective expectations that are socially constructed by majority social groups about the proper role and conduct of different groups in society. Social norms related to masculinity are often associated with emotional regulation, the exertion of significant dominance over others, and the desire to win. Unfortunately, the social pressure to conform to traditional ideologies of masculinity has been shown to adversely affect individual's help seeking behaviors, sexual health, and self-esteem. In the interest of gaining a better understanding and promoting inclusivity in the culture of engineering degree programs, we explore in this paper how these collective expectations may be particularly relevant in the context of engineering — a field often critiqued as being governed by masculine norms.