Question

Sandra Bem coined the term _____ to describe those people who possess both masculine, or instrumental, and feminine, or expressive, traits.

Answer 1

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The answer is androgyny.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Sandra Bem was a psychologist who studied gender and gender roles.
• She is famously known for introducing the Gender Schema Theory and the Bem Sex-Role Inventory or BSRI which is a test that classifies individuals on the basis of male and female traits.
• Bem's work has helped to redefine gender roles in society.
• Bem stated that each individual has both masculine and feminine traits and their gender roles could be determined on the basis of score on the BSRI.
• She introduced the androgyny to define people who have an equal number of both masculine and feminine traits on the BSRI.