The term "Asian" is also not parallel. This sentence uses parallel terms for all racial identities, as well as using the specific term "Japanese American. Here, the personhood of the individuals is affirmed and placed first in the sentence. This way, the reader sees the person first, then the label.
American Psychological Association. Publication manual of the American Psychological Association 7th ed. Walden University is an inclusive institution that serves a diverse population of students. Walden recognizes that discussion around gender identity is ongoing.
As such, the university will accept any pronoun in student writing so long as evidence can be provided that it is accepted as a respectful term by the community it represents. Walden University follows APA standards for bias in language recommendations when referring to groups or individuals. Student writers should ensure that they are following the conventions and preferences of all the group or population they are describing. This may mean person-first language or identity-first language.
Whichever the student writer chooses should be done with intention and respect. As such, while the APA recommends using people-first language when addressing persons with disabilities e. It is important to follow the convention and preferences of the group. Alternatively, APA and Walden also recognize that certain groups or subgroups thereof prefer identity-first language e.
Walden student writers should refer to APA for guidance as well as the preferences of the groups they are describing. Walden University Writing Center. Scholarly voice: Avoiding bias. Didn't find what you need? Search our website or email us. Read our website accessibility and accommodation statement. Scholarly Voice: Avoiding Bias. Print Page Report a broken link.
Basics of Avoiding Bias Writers should write objectively and inclusively to receive respect and trust from readers, as well as to avoid alienating readers. Generalization Stay away from generalization by avoiding stated or implied all or never assertions: Biased: Educators do not consider each child's particular learning style when developing lessons.
Accept that language changes with time and that individuals within groups sometimes disagree about the designations they use. Make an effort to determine what is appropriate for your study or paper, particularly when these designations are debated within groups. However, note that some individuals may use slurs or stigmatizing language to refer to themselves; researchers should use extreme caution before repeating this language because doing so can propagate that stigma see the bias-free language pages on age and disability for more on the use of stigmatizing language when talking about these topics.
Choose labels with sensitivity, ensuring that the individuality and humanity of people are respected. Avoid using adjectives as nouns to label people e. Instead, use adjectival forms e. Some groups e.
In particular, the use of labels where disability is concerned is evolving, and people may disagree about the preferred approach. When writing about disability , person-first language e. If you provide operational definitions of groups early in your paper e. A pejorative label should not be used in any form. Instead, ensure that operational group labels are clear and appropriate e.
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This is the same government that is sacking fire-fighters, a move that will lead to more deaths. Bias can result from the way you have organised your experiences in your own mind. Just about everybody does this[3]. The way you have assembled and valued experiences in your mind is called your Weltanschauung Velt-arn-shao-oong.
If through your own experience, plus good thinking about those experiences, you have a better understanding of something, your bias is indeed a good thing. Your bias is due to your better understanding of the issue, but you still have to argue logically. If you pretend to be objective, to not take sides, but actually use techniques that tend to support one side of an argument, in that case you are being naughty.
There are subtle ways to do this. For example, a person who makes money out of building nuclear reactors in Europe or China could be expected to support a change in policy in Australia towards developing nuclear energy.
A manufacturer of cigarettes is unlikely to be in favour of health warnings on cigarette packets or bans on smoking in pubs.
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