sex and gender ao3 Flashcards
Aao3 support parent influence
p- support of effect on parental influence = smith and lloyd
e- woman played with babies differently, in line with their sex role sterotypes, depending on whether they were told they baby was a boy/girl
e- if they thought baby was a boy = encouraged more motor activity, and gave them stereotypical masc toys, rather than more fem toys, e.g doll
l- supports influence of adult learn sex role stereotypes
ao3 support
P- srs, differ throughout cultures, suggests srs are culturally transmitted
e- mead , study on gender roles in tribes on island of New Guinea
E- found, the arapesh, both men and woman were gentle/responsive (stereotypical fem)
the mundugumor- both m/f were aggressive/ hostile (stereotypical masc)
tchambuli woman= more dominant, organised village life, men were passive, considered decorative
l- suggests sis are culturally determined
ao3 androgny
pā research, androgyny is psychologically healthy
e- Prakash et al , studied 100 married woman in India , woman with higher masc scores had lower depression , woman with high fem , less healthy
e- Prakash used diff scale to measure androgyny , not bsri
l- supports psychoprotective effect of androgyny , as woman w more masc and fem features = more healthy both ways
ao3 bsri
p- lacks temporal validity , adjectives used were from the 70s
e- Hoffman and borders , asked 400 undergrads to rate bsri items, only 2 terms were still seen as masc and fem , and those words were masc and fem
e- all other items failed to reach 75% agreement
l- says that pols attitudes changed over time, bsri no longer valid
