Male and female perceptions of their own and the other sex
1977; Wiley; Volume: 16; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.2044-8260.1977.tb00220.x
ISSN2056-5208
Autores Tópico(s)Social and Intergroup Psychology
ResumoAdult Open University students revealed their perceptions of their own and the opposite sex using the semantic differential technique. Analysis of the data by t test manifested the conventional stereotypes of masculinity and feminity despite presumed changes due to current social pressures. There was considerable agreement on the characteristics of male and female respectively. Most discrepancy occurred between a sex's perception of itself and its belief as to how the other perceived it. These latter inferred perceptions produced extreme stereotypes.
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