Androgyny Flashcards
1
Q
what does androgyny mean
A
a personality type that is a balance of masculine and feminine traits
2
Q
who deveopede a method for measuring androgyny
A
Sandra Bem
3
Q
what is high androgyny associated with
A
psychological well being
4
Q
why is high levels of androgynous associated with psychological well being
A
individuals who are both masculine and feminine are better equipped to adapt to a range of situations
5
Q
how is androgony measured
A
the Bem sex role inventory (BSRI)
6
Q
when did Bem make her scale
A
1974
7
Q
how does the BSRI work
A
- 20 masculine characteristics
- 20 feminine characteristics
- 20 neutral traits
- seven point rating scale
- results of masculine, feminine, androgynous and undifferentiated
8
Q
strengths of Bems work
A
- quantitative approach
- is useful to quantify an dependent variable
- spence (1984) argues that there is more to gender than a set of behaviour typical to one gender so qualitative methods offer a better way of analysing gender
- PAQ offers another demension - valid and reliable
- at the time of development
- developed by asking 50 males and 50 females to rate 200 traits on how much they represented maleness and femaleness
- BSRI then piloted with 1000 students and results corresponded with student own description of gender identity
9
Q
limitations if bems work
A
- people may not have insight into their degree of masculinity femininity or androgyny
- gender is a social construct which may be more open to interpretation than sex
- scoring system is subjective and people application if 7 point scale may differ
