Androgyny - AO1

Question 1

What is androgyny?

Answer 1

Displaying a balance of masculine and feminine characteristics in one’s personality

Question 2

What did Bem suggest about high androgyny?

Answer 2

High androgyny = psychological wellbeing

• Androgynous are better equipped to adapt to a range of situations

Question 3

What is Bem’s sex inventory role? (BSRI)

Answer 3

Bem’s (1974) scale presents 20 characteristics that would be viewed as masculine and 20 feminine

There are a further 20 neutral traits
Respondants rate 1 “never true of me” and 7 “always true of me”

Question 4

What are the results of the BSRI?

Answer 4

High masculine, low feminine = masculine
High feminine, low masculine = feminine
High masculine, high feminine = androgynous
Low feminine, low masculine = undifferentiated