cultural bias

collocation in English

meaningsofculturalandbias

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cultural
adjective
uk
/ˈkʌl.tʃər.əl/us
/ˈkʌl.tʃɚ.əl/
relating to the habits, traditions, and beliefs of ...
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bias
noun
uk
/ˈbaɪ.əs/us
/ˈbaɪ.əs/
the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence ...
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(Definition ofculturalandbiasfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Or is it simply that the language reflects a traditionalculturalbias?
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Emphasizing the dependence of the elderly on their adult children may be indicative of a form ofculturalbias.
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Moreover, this exercise entirely presupposes the validity of intelligence tests, which many would dispute on the grounds ofculturalbias.
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Due to the nature of cultural variation and the potential forculturalbias, new assessment tools need to be developed or existing tools require adaptation.
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First, there is a strongculturalbiasthat thinking is accomplished only with words because language is the medium of thought.
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A table is provided of questions that we are to ask ourselves to heighten awareness ofculturalbias.
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The repetition of the trinitarian mode reflects no doubt the deepculturalbiasof all western cultures that even the members of the seminar were unable to exorcise.
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Existing knowledge seems to answer these questions in the affirmative, which means that the deeply heldculturalbiasthat maintains that only words containing thought needs revision.
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We need to be sure that these tests are free fromculturalbias.
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Culturalbiasin objective tests is by no means unknown.
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In particular, the federation is concerned that we should tackle theculturalbiasagainst vocational education and industrial training.
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Arrangements had already been made for the standardised entrance tests to be independently examined for possibleculturalbiasor indirect discriminaiton before they were introduced.
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I do have aculturalbiasin favour of manufacturing, which accounts for more than a fifth of our national income and almost £150 billion of output every year.
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Culturalbiasresults if country-specific variables are not considered in the analysis.
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Culturalbiasextends on many more fields in the globalizing world.
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Employees and civil rights groups have countered that such attitudes evidenceculturalbias.
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It assumed that propaganda techniques (even viaculturalbias), are ineffective, counter-productive or simply will not be believed.
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By classifying such a dissident mental trait as abnormal and a disease, psychiatry promotedculturalbiasabout normality, abnormality, health, and unhealth.
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Theculturalbiasof this world setting only allows females to receive magic instructions.
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