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Sandra Bem’s Gender Role Orientation by: Jose Radin Garduque, Rosalve Necor & Leonisa Ferrer
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A Report in Educ. 402 (Advanced Sociological & Psychological Foundations of Education) under Dr. Jonathan Leal in Filamer Christian University, Roxas City, Philippines (Summer 2014)
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Sandra Bem’s Gender Role Orientation
by:Jose Radin Garduque,
Rosalve Necor & Leonisa Ferrer
Sandra Bem’s Gender Role Orientation:
Personal BackgroundSandra Ruth Lipsitz Bem is
an American psychologist born in June 22, 1944 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to a working class Jewish family. Her mother taught her to reach her fullest potentials as a woman and not just be a wife.
Sandra Bem’s Gender Role Orientation:
Education
She attended Margaret Morrison Carnegie College, now known as Carnegie-Mellon University and majored in psychology.
Sandra Bem’s Gender Role Orientation:
Education & CareerSubsequently, she entered
the University of Michigan, made a study about children behavior and obtained her Ph.D. in 1968. After having her doctorate degree, she was hired as a full-time professor in Carnegie-Mellon.
Sandra Bem’s Gender Role Orientation:
Career
After three years, she transferred to Stanford University and finally got a tenured teaching position at Cornell University where she met her husband, Daryl Bem.
Sandra Bem’s Gender Role Orientation
LegaciesWhile at Cornell University,
Sandra became a professor of Psychology of Women Studies and conducted researches about gender, involved in women’s movements and worked on sex-biased job advertising.
Sandra Bem’s Gender Role Orientation
Gender TestShe is also known for her
works in androgyny, an attribute of having both male and female roles and/or orientation. In order to test one’s masculinity or femininity, she invented the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI).
Sandra Bem’s Gender Role Orientation
Masculine Attributes• Aggressive• Assertive• Defends own beliefs• Dominant• Forceful• Has leadership abilities• Independent• Strong Personality• Willing to Take A Stand• Willing to Take Risks
Sandra Bem’s Gender Role Orientation
Feminine Attributes• Affectionate• Compassionate• Eager to soothe feelings• Gentle• Loves children• Sensitive• Sympathetic• Tender• Understanding• Warm
Sandra Bem’s Gender Role Orientation
A Report in Educ. 402 (Advanced Sociological & Psychological Foundations of Education) under Dr. Jonathan Leal in Filamer Christian University, Roxas City, Philippines(Summer 2014)
