Sex-role stereotypes and androgyny Flashcards
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what are sex-role stereotypes?
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A set of shared expectations within a social group about what men and women should think and act
2
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How are sex-role stereotypes learned?
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from birth as children are exposed to attitudes of their parents and others in society. Learning is implicit (not directly expressed) as well as explicit because we model the behaviour of individuals of the same sex
3
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What is androgyny?
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A combination of male and female characteristics
4
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what is gender?
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A person’s sense of maleness or femaleness, it is a social construct
5
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what is sex?
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Being genetically male (XY) or female (XX)
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How did Bem measure androgyny?
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- created a psychological test called the Bem sex role inventory
- Bem asked 100 undergraduates which personality traits they thought were desirable for men and women
- they were given a list of personality traits of 40 items : 20 masculine, 20 feminine and 20 androgynous
- Each person rates themselves on a 7 point Lickert scale ranging from almost never true to almost always true
- Numerical scores for all masculine items for are added up and the same for all feminine items, and then a person is given a score for femininity, masculinity and androgyny
