sex and gender

Question 1

sex

Answer 1

– biological diff between men and woman

• e.g chromosomes (example)
• sex =. innate , and as a result of nature

Question 2

gender

Answer 2

• psychological status, either masc or fem
• includes all attitudes/roles etc that are associated with being male/female
• result of nuture

Question 2

sex role stereotypes

Answer 2

• norms on how m/w should behave
• shared by culture/group,
• children learn these stereotypes, they’re transmitted through society, and reinforced by its members e.g parents

Question 3

androgyny meaning

Answer 3

having both male and female charactistcs

Question 4

androgyny ao1 bem

Answer 4

• androgyny = both male and female characteristics
• bem = said that those ppl have diff cognitive style ,

said that they dont conform to strict traditional gender roles but adapt themselves based on situation

beneficial as they may act in masc way e.g at the workplace but feminine e.g when with children

Question 5

bem sex role inventory bsri

Answer 5

created by bem to measure androgyny

-surveyed 100 stanford udnergraduates on which traits they found Tobbe socially desirable for each sex

used that to create a self report scale, using 60 items , created on a 7 point likert scale,
- 20 stereotypically masc, 20 stereotypical fem, 20 gender neutral fillers

Question 6

bsri categorised

Answer 6

ppl were categorised as

1. masc ( high masc score, low fem )
2. fem ( high fem , low masc)
3. androgynous ( high score for both)
4. undifferentiated ( low score for both)