Andrgyny and measuring androgyny including the Bem's sex role
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- Andrgyny and measuring androgyny including the Bem's sex role
- Androgynous- displaying roughly equal levels of masculinity and feminine traits/ behaviours.
- Inventory= a list of statements used to test for certain characteristics
- Bem's sex role inventory
- Method: 50m & 50f judges rated 200 traits for how desirable they were for men and women. based on judge's rating, 20 traits were chosen for masculinity scale and 20 for femininity.
- Feminine traits: included compassion, sympathy, warmth and gullibility.
- Masculine traits: included ambitious, athleticism and aggression.
- Results: when the BSRI was tested on over 1,000 students it showed itself to be valid when checked against the samples own description of their gender identity. A smaller sample were tested again a month later and got similar scores= inventory was reliable.
- Aim: to construct an inventory to measure masculinity, femininity and androgyny.
- Discussion: the problem with inventories/Q is that they rely on people having insight into their personality. respondents may lie to give social desirability- gender which is a sensitive issue for many.
- Bem's inventory was confidential which reduces dishonest responses.
- Discussion: the problem with inventories/Q is that they rely on people having insight into their personality. respondents may lie to give social desirability- gender which is a sensitive issue for many.
- BSRI was based o the views of US in the 1970s. This matters as if this was put on another culture it would be imposed ethics.
- Bem (1974) found that androgynous people were more psychologically healthy. Those who are androgynous had male and female traits so better at copying. Masculine was suggested better in society & culturally.
- Method: 50m & 50f judges rated 200 traits for how desirable they were for men and women. based on judge's rating, 20 traits were chosen for masculinity scale and 20 for femininity.
- Sandra Bem challenged the concept that there were only two genders.
- Gender terminology
- SEX- biological differences between males and females including chromosomes, hormones and anatomy.
- sex versus gender:
- GENDER- the psychological and cultural differences between males & females including attitudes, behaviours and social roles.
- gender identity: an individual's perception of their own masculinity& femininity.
- Gender identity disorder: strong, persistent feelings of identification with the opposite gender and discomfort with one's own assigned sex.
- sex versus gender:
- GENDER- the psychological and cultural differences between males & females including attitudes, behaviours and social roles.
- SEX-ROLE STEREROTYPES- a set of beliefs and preconceived ideas about what is expected or appropriate for males & females in a given society.
- SEX- biological differences between males and females including chromosomes, hormones and anatomy.
- Androgynous- displaying roughly equal levels of masculinity and feminine traits/ behaviours.
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