title: Gender identity: affected by social change?
abstract: To determine whether social changes in attitudes toward the role of men and women have influenced gender identity measures, 60 male and female college students were assessed using both a Thematic Apperception Test measure (May's, 1966, Deprivation/Enhancement measure) and a self-report measure (Bem's, 1974, Sex Role Identity [BSRI]), both of which were developed more than 20 years ago. Although some recent research has found the BSRI to no longer differentiate between men and women (Twenge, 1997; Wilcox & Francis, 1997), this study found significant gender differences for both gender identity measures.1
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, USA. phebe.cramer@williams.edu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cramer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Westergren