Androgyny in Psychotherapy
But Will It Sell in Peoria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12005359 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joy Anne Kenworthy (Madison, Wisconsin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 231-240 |
| Publication date | 1979-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1979.tb00540.x |
| OpenAlex | W2083909410 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 13 |
Androgyny, as conceptualized in psychology, is based on traditional masculine and feminine stereotypes. Masculine characteristics (as measured by two commonly used sex role inventories) contribute more to measures of self-esteem than do feminine characteristics from the same inventories, indicating that masculine characteristics have more functional value in our culture. Traditionally feminine characteristics are not highly valued by either clients or therapists. However, therapists need to be aware of potential costs to women who make nontraditional choices, moving toward androgyny. It is questionable that androgynous women are perceived in the same favorable manner as androgynous males, particularly in a traditional social context. The consequences of internal and external conflicts created by moving toward androgyny or by devaluation of feminine characteristics cannot be dismissed lightly. Psychotherapists must be willing to assist clients with the external problems that psychological research has demonstrated exist for women who either must or choose to function in roles that are not traditional
Androgyny · Context (archaeology · Devaluation · Function (biology · Masculinity · Psychoanalysis · Value (mathematics · Film in Education and Therapy · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Social Psychology
Psychological androgyny
The measurement of masculinity and femininity
Alcoholic women
The bem sex-role inventory and its measurement of androgyny
Comparison of Factors from the Bem Sex-Role Inventory for Male and Female College Students
Sex-role Orientation and Psychological Well-being
Maladjustment implications of self and group gender–role discrepancies
Male Sex Role Conflicts, Sexism, and Masculinity
Twenty Years of Feminist Counseling and Therapy
Psychological Androgyny
Androgyny
Sex-role stereotypes and clinical judgments of mental health.
Measurement of masculine and feminine sex role identities as independent dimensions.
The measurement of psychological androgyny
Sex-role stereotypes and self-concepts in college students
Success orientation and sex-role congruence as determinants of the attractiveness of competent women
The Talking Platypus Phenomenon
Another put-down of women? Perceived attractiveness as a function of support for the feminist movement
Those who are number two try harder
Evaluation of the performance of women as a function of their sex, achievement, and personal history
Ratings of self and peers on sex role attributes and their relation to self-esteem and conceptions of masculinity and femininity
Are women prejudiced against women
| Citations per year | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1980 - 1997 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |