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The relationship between children’s material circumstances and child abuse and neglect raises a s... more The relationship between children’s material circumstances and child abuse and neglect raises a series of questions for policy, practice and practitioners. Children and families living in poverty are significantly more likely to be the subject of state intervention. This article, based on a unique mixed methods study of social work interventions and the influence of poverty, highlights a narrative from practitioners that argues that, as many poor families do not harm their children, it is stigmatising to discuss a link between poverty, child abuse and neglect. The data reveals that poverty has become invisible in practice, in part justified by avoiding stigma but also because of a lack of up-to-date research knowledge, and investment by some social workers in an ‘underclass’ discourse. We argue, in light of the evidence that poverty is a contributory factor in risk of harm, it is vital that social work engages with the evidence and in critical reflection and discussion about practicing in the context of poverty. We identify the need for fresh approaches to the harms children and families face in order to support practices that engage confidently with the consequences of poverty and deprivation.
Despite the widely held view that men are funnier than women, research supporting this view is in... more Despite the widely held view that men are funnier than women, research supporting this view is inconsistent. Instead, the view that men are funnier than women may be a stereotype rather than a reflection of real differences in humor. Considering a previously found source memory bias in the attribution of funnier captions to men and less funny captions to women, this stereotype may be working to perpetuate this view. The current study aims to investigate this possible stereotype and an attribution bias arising from such. College students (N = 228) from three countries (Britain, Canada, and Australia) rated the funniness of male and female-authored cartoon captions while blind to the gender of the caption authors. Participants were then asked to guess the gender of the caption authors and which gender they believe to be the funniest. Participants both male and female in the Canadian and British samples believed men are the funniest gender, while participants in the Australian sample were split between men as funnier or the genders as equally funny. No difference was found between funniness ratings of male and female-authored captions for the Canadian and Australian samples. The British sample rated female-authored captions as funnier. Support was found for a bias in attributing male authorship to the funniest cartoon captions and female authorship to the least funny for all countries. This stereotype may be self-fulfilling in nature and additional mechanisms maintaining this stereotype are proposed. Keywords: Humor; Gender Stereotype; Jokes
The relationship between children’s material circumstances and child abuse and neglect raises a s... more The relationship between children’s material circumstances and child abuse and neglect raises a series of questions for policy, practice and practitioners. Children and families living in poverty are significantly more likely to be the subject of state intervention. This article, based on a unique mixed methods study of social work interventions and the influence of poverty, highlights a narrative from practitioners that argues that, as many poor families do not harm their children, it is stigmatising to discuss a link between poverty, child abuse and neglect. The data reveals that poverty has become invisible in practice, in part justified by avoiding stigma but also because of a lack of up-to-date research knowledge, and investment by some social workers in an ‘underclass’ discourse. We argue, in light of the evidence that poverty is a contributory factor in risk of harm, it is vital that social work engages with the evidence and in critical reflection and discussion about practicing in the context of poverty. We identify the need for fresh approaches to the harms children and families face in order to support practices that engage confidently with the consequences of poverty and deprivation.
Despite the widely held view that men are funnier than women, research supporting this view is in... more Despite the widely held view that men are funnier than women, research supporting this view is inconsistent. Instead, the view that men are funnier than women may be a stereotype rather than a reflection of real differences in humor. Considering a previously found source memory bias in the attribution of funnier captions to men and less funny captions to women, this stereotype may be working to perpetuate this view. The current study aims to investigate this possible stereotype and an attribution bias arising from such. College students (N = 228) from three countries (Britain, Canada, and Australia) rated the funniness of male and female-authored cartoon captions while blind to the gender of the caption authors. Participants were then asked to guess the gender of the caption authors and which gender they believe to be the funniest. Participants both male and female in the Canadian and British samples believed men are the funniest gender, while participants in the Australian sample were split between men as funnier or the genders as equally funny. No difference was found between funniness ratings of male and female-authored captions for the Canadian and Australian samples. The British sample rated female-authored captions as funnier. Support was found for a bias in attributing male authorship to the funniest cartoon captions and female authorship to the least funny for all countries. This stereotype may be self-fulfilling in nature and additional mechanisms maintaining this stereotype are proposed. Keywords: Humor; Gender Stereotype; Jokes