Other surveys have shown that women are more drawn to astrology than men. A 2005 Gallup poll revealed that 28% of women believe in astrology, compared to 23% of men. In Canada its even worse, where 33% of women buy into it. But as York University sociologist Julia Hemphill tells io9, theres more to this statistic than meets the eye: women are specifically targeted by the popular media. Astrology is an unempirical epistemology thats peddled to women as a way of understanding themselves and the world, she says. All you have to do is open a womens magazine, and youll inevitably see at least one or two pages devoted to astrology.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 19:33:13 +0000
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