Sandra Bem's famous Bem Sex Role Inventory has been used since the 1970s to profile masculine and feminine gender roles. Bem argued that those scoring above the median of a sample for BOTH masculinity and femininity are classified as Androgynous and that these are the paragons of mental health because they can adapt to the needs of diverse demands. By contrast, those scoring below the median for both masculinity and femininity are considered undifferentiated and at the highest risk of mental health problems. This is because they score below the social status quo for positive personality traits that predominate the behaviors and expressions of both sexes. So my question is: "who are undifferentiated people"? What characterize them? What contributes to this profile? What can we do to help them? Any thoughts and/or articles would be most appreciated!
I have a neologism named machas for the woman who has a behavior like men what about that. Would you like to do a paper whit me... I from México..
I wonder what impact sexual orientation has on gender identity?
I've briefly looked at a couple of studies so can't really comment on this beyond noting that what I saw didn't distinguish between participants' sexual orientations and whenever any research is done, "general and representative" population samples" tend to be heteronormative so not always generalizable though presumed to be.
Thoughts?
Sandra Bem introduced in 1974 the idea that gender roles do not necessarily have to be one or the other, and that the person can be highly feminine, highly masculine or neither, thus introducing the concept of androgynous or undifferentiated personalities; So, according to the Bem Sex Roles Inventory (BSRI) individuals can be classified as male, female, androgynous (both male and female) and undifferentiated (neither predominantly male nor predominantly female).
This inventory consists of 60 adjectives of which 20 are stereotypically masculine, 20 are feminine and another 20 do not have gender typification.
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