Sex role theory

Question 1

What does androgyny mean?

Answer 1

The combination of masculine and feminine characteristics.

Question 2

What is the Ben sex role theory?

Answer 2

View that masculinity and femininity were complete opposites.

Question 3

What do they say if you don’t match your gender?

Answer 3

Poor mental health

Question 4

What did Bem (1974) develop?

Answer 4

Developed a measurement for androgyny.

Question 5

What does high androgyny mean?

Answer 5

Psychological well being.
Better equipped to deal and adapt to different situations.

Question 6

What happens if your non androgynous?

Answer 6

Less range of traits to use.

Question 7

What is the androgyny test?

Answer 7

20 characteristics that are commonly masculine.
20 characteristics that are commonly feminine.
20 Neutral characteristics.
Rate themselves on a 7 point scale.

Question 8

What were the two classifications?

Answer 8

Masculinity - Feminity / Androgynous - Undifferentiated.

Question 9

What is sex?

Answer 9

Biological characteristics of a person.
Innate due to nature so cannot be changed

Question 10

What is gender?

Answer 10

Psychological behavioural characteristics of a person relating to their sex.

Question 11

What are sex role stereotypes?

Answer 11

Widely held beliefs about expected or appropriate ways of acting for men and women.