sex and gender - AO3

Question 1

bem 1974

Answer 1

• measuring 561 male and 356 female students using the BSRI questionnaire
• bem found that feminine…
• 34% of males and 27% of females were classified as androgynous
• suggests masculine and feminine personality traits are distinct and there is a high proportion of individuals who have high/balanced levels of both masculine and feminine traits

Question 2

limitation of bems study

Answer 2

• bems original research didnt include a category for people with few masculine or feminine