Rebecca Bigler | |
|---|---|
 Bigler in 2019 | |
| Occupation | Professor of Psychology |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College (B.A.) Pennsylvania State University (Ph.D.) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin |
| Doctoral students | Christia Brown |
Rebecca Bigler is a developmental psychologist known for research on social stereotyping (based on gender or race), prejudice, and children's perceptions of discrimination.[1] Bigler is Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.
Bigler advocates for use of gender-neutral language and endorses use of ze as a personal pronoun to replace he/she and hir to replace his/her.[2] Bigler is a recognized teacher of psychology and recipient of numerous teaching awards from the University of Texas at Austin, including the Raymond Dickson Centennial Endowed Teaching Fellowship award in 2011.[3] Bigler is well known as an advocate against single-sex education.[4] They argue that segregation based on sex or any other social characteristic is likely to increase prejudice based on that characteristic.[5][6]
- ^ Dell’Antonia, Kj (2014-11-25). "Talking About Racism With White Kids". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ Bigler, Rebecca S.; Leaper, Campbell (2015-08-13). "Gendered Language". Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 2 (1): 187–194. doi:10.1177/2372732215600452. ISSN 2372-7322. S2CID 146456507.
- ^ "UT College of Liberal Arts". liberalarts.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ "The case against single-sex schooling". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ "Old Tactic Gets New Use: Public Schools Separate Girls and Boys". The New York Times. 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ Bigler, Rebecca S.; Signorella, Margaret L. (2011-07-31). "Single-Sex Education: New Perspectives and Evidence on a Continuing Controversy". Sex Roles. 65 (9–10): 659–669. doi:10.1007/s11199-011-0046-x. ISSN 0360-0025. S2CID 145490529.