Estereotipos de masculinidad y feminidad en méxico y en estados unidos
Por:
Acuña L., Bruner C.A.
Publicada:
1 ene 2001
Resumen:
Folklore suggests that Latin American men and women are more stereotyped within their sex roles than Anglo-Saxon men and women. To determine whether this popular belief is true, responses of Mexican and American men and women to the stereotypical masculine and feminine items of the Bem Sex Role Inventory were compared. Results showed that contrary to conventional belief, Mexican men and women were not more masculine or feminine than their American counterparts. Additionally, Mexican men and women were classified as masculine or feminine-stereotyped and their means in the masculine or feminine items were compared. Results showed that Mexican women with a masculine-stereotype had higher means in several masculine items than men with the same sex role, thus appearing to be more instrumental than their male countryfolks. Mexican men and women with a feminine-stereotype did not differ in their responses to the feminine items. Such results seem to be in congruent with data regarding the importance of expressive traits among Hispanic cultures.
Filiaciones:
Acuña L.:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico D.F., Mexico
UNAM, Facultad de Psicología, Col. Colpico Universidad México, Ave. Universidad 3004, D.F. 04510, México, United States
Bruner C.A.:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico D.F., Mexico
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