Psychology - Gender

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What is Sex?
The chromosomal makeup of a person
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What is gender?
A persons psycho-sexual status in terms of attitude
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What is gender identity disorder?
Its when the biological sex and the gender don't correspond
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What are sex-role stereotypes?
The shared expectations within a society concerning what roles are male and what roles are female
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What is androgyny?
A balance between male and female traits, attitudes and behavious
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What scale is used to measure Androgyny?
The Bem Sex Role Inventory
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What are the four scores you can get on the Bem Sex Role Inventory?
Masculine, Feminine, Androgenous and Undifferentiated
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Why is the BSRI valid?
There is research that shows it corresponds with gender identitiy
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What is a problem with Bem's research?
There was too much influence on androgenyous individuals beign more psychologically healthy however, this may not be the case as masculine traits are more valuble
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