gender ; androgyny and bsri

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ANDROGYNY AND BSRI
DFGDF
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- defining androgyny
dgdf
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in psychology androgyny refers to a personality type characterised by?
a balance of masculine and feminine traits / attitudes or behaviours
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who developed a method for measuring androgyny?
bem
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individuals psyc both masculine and feminine rughly equally are better equipped to do what?
adapt to range situations and contexts
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what si the opposite of androgynous?
undifferentiated
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- measuring androgyny: bsri
dfgdf
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when was this deve?
1974
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how many characteristics per thing?
20
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things were?
masculine / feminine / neutral
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respondents required to rate themselves on rating scale of how many pts?
7
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scores classified on which two dimensions?
masculinity-femininity / androgynous-undifferentiated
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EVALUATION
DGDF
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:) scale appears valid and reliable
dfgdf
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BSRI dev by asking how many male judges?
50
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and female judges?
50
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to rate how many traits of how desirable for men / women?
200
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which traits became the 20 on the scale?
the top rated in each category
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BSRI then piloted with how many students?
1k+
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and results broadly corresponded with?
pps own description of gender identity
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this suggests BSRI to have degree if?
validity
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follow-up involving same studies was done how long after?
1m
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and revealer?
similar scores
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sugg this has good what kind reliability?
test-retest reliability
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:( association of androgyny and psych well-being
dgdf
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bem placed great emph. on idea tht androgynous indivs are more psych healthy why?
best placed to deal with situations demanding M/F/A response
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some researchers have argued that who actually are better adjusted?
those with greater proportion masculine traits
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why?
more highly valued in w. society
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suggests bem;s research may not have taken adequate account of what?
socio-cultural context in which dev'd
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:( oversimplifies complex concept
dgdf
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one alternative to the BSRI is?
Personal Attribute Questionnaire (PAQ)
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which replaces masculinity-femininity dimension with?
instrumentality-expressivity
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however like BSRI, PAQ based on idea gender id can be?
quantified
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golombok suggested what about gender id?
more global concept that sugg in scales
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to understand gender identity more fully what should be considered?
broader issues
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like?
person's interests / perceptions own abilities
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EVAL EXTRA
FHFG
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:( cultural / historical bias
dfgdf
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what has changed significantly in 40yrs since?
behaviours regarded 'typical' + 'acceptable'
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BSRI is made up of ideals that may be outdated and lacking in?
temporal validity
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in addition scale devised from panel of judges all from?
us
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so what's difficult about western notions of 'fe/maleness'?
may not b shared across all cultures / societies
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:( measuring gender id using questionnaires
fhf
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asking questionnaire relies on what they may not hav?
understanding of own personality + behaviour
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what about gender makes it more difficult than sex?
hypothetical construct > fact
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furthermore what's the problem with the 7-pt scoring system?
subjective to each individual
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