SEX, GENDER, BERNS SEX INV

Question 1

DEFINE SEX

Answer 1

biological differences between male and female, including chromosomes, hormones
innate and result of nature

Question 2

DEFINE GENDER

Answer 2

the psychological and cultural differences between males and females including attitudes, nurture and the enviroment, people can choose their gender

Question 3

GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER’

Answer 3

• peoples whos sex & gender doesnt correspond
• many people who have this go under ‘ gender reassignment surgery’ (transgender)

Question 4

SEX-ROLE STEROTYPES

Answer 4

A SET OF BELIEFS AND IDEAS ABOUT WHAT IS EXPECTED FOR MALES AND FEMALES IN A GIVEN SOCIETY, THERE ARE NO BIOLOGICAL REASONS FOR THIS PARENTS, MEDIA, PEERS MAY REINFORCE STEREOTYPES

Question 5

DEFINE ANDROGNY

Answer 5

DISPLAYING A BALANCE OF BOTH MASC & FEM TRAITS IN ONES PERSONALITY
AN ANDROGYNOUS APPERANCE IS SOMEONE WHO IS NOT CLEARLY MASC OR FEM

Question 6

WHO CREATED BSRI

Answer 6

BERM (1974)

Question 7

HOW DID BERM MEASURE ANDROGYNY

Answer 7

• SCALE PRESENTS 20 CHARACTERISTICS THAT WOULD BE IDENTIFIED AS MASC AND FEM AND GENDER NETURAL TRAITS
• WHEN USING THE SCALE PP WERE ASKED TO RATE THEMSELVES ON A SCALE OF 1-7 ( NEVER TRUE OF ME, 7- ALWAYS TRUE OF ME)

Question 8

WHAT WERE THE SCORES OF BERM

Answer 8

HIGH MASC, LOW FEM = MASC
LOW MASC, HIGH FEM = FEM
LOW MASC, LOW FEM = UNDIFFERENTIATED
HIGH MASC, HIGH FEM = ANDROGYNOUS

Question 9

BERMS FINDINGS

Answer 9

34% (MALES) AND 27% (FEMALES) ARE PSYCHOLOGICALLY ANDROGYNOUS

Question 10

BERMS STUDY IS VALID

Answer 10

BERN REDID WITH 1000 STUDENTS AT STANFORD UNI & FOUND THAT THE RESULTS CORRESPOND WITH PP OWN PERCEPTION OF THEIR GENDER, SUGGESTS THE BSRI IS VALID BECAUSE IT CORRESPONDS WITH PP PERCEPTIONS

Question 11

RESEARCH EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT LINK BETWEEN ANDROGONY AND PSHYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING

Answer 11

SERBIN & BUTCHURDT INVESTIGATED RELA BETWEEN ANDROGONY AND MEN & FEM PP COMPLETED THE BSRI AND MMPI. RESULTS SHOWED ANDROGYNOUS FEMALES SCORED LOWER FOR DEPRESSION AND SOCIAL INVERSION & LOWER ON SCHIZO & MANIA THAN MASC FEM. ANDRO MALES SCORED LOWER ON SOCIAL INVERSION THAN MASC MALES SUPPORTS BERNS IDEA OF ANDRO AND GOOD MENTAL HEALTH

Question 12

BSRI HAS CULTURAL & HISTORICAL BIAS

Answer 12

DEVELOPED IN 1974, STUDY IS MADE OF STERYOTYPICAL TRAITS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THAT TIME PERIOD, AND MADE UP OF WESTERN IDEAS, IT WOULD BE HARD TO GENERALISE WITH OTHER CULTURES

Question 13

WHAT DOES MEAD SUGGESTS (CRITISIM)

Answer 13

• ENVIORMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GENDER DIFFERENCES: DIFFERENCES IN TRIBES SUGGESTS THAT GENDER IS SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED NOT BIOLOGICALLT CONSRICTED ( GENDER ISNT UNIVERSAL)

Question 14

MEASURING USING QUESTIONARES (CRITISMS)

Answer 14

• MAY PROBLEMS ARISE WITH RESPONSE BIAS - MAY GUESS THE SOCRE ON THE SCALE, SOCIAL DESRIABILITY, PEOPLE MAY WANT TO BE PERCIEVED AS MORE MASC OF FEM, DEMAND CHARAC -
• PP MAY HAVE GUESSED IT WAS BOUT GL AND PEOPLES PERCEPTIONS OF 7 POINT SCALE MAY BE DIFF REDUCES VALIDITY OF FINDINGS