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Samples of adolescent girls and of women and men college students were asked to describe in their own words a time in which they had acted in a feminine manner and a time in which they had acted in a masculine manner. These open‑ended data were coded for themes, the gender of others present in the situation, and the context of the activity. As predicted, girls and women were more likely than men to mention boys or men being present when acting in a feminine manner. Also as predicted, men were more likely than women or girls to mention girls or women being present when acting in a feminine manner. On the question about acting in a masculine manner, all participant groups' examples were more frequently with men or boys only present, although women's and girls' responses were more strongly in that category than were men's. Further, this tendency was observed more frequently on examples of masculine roles than on examples of aggression. Finally, comparing responses to the questions within gender showed that women mentioned a heterosexual dating context significantly more frequently for the question about feminine than about masculine behavior. Implications of these findings for the measurement of masculinity and femininity are discussed. |
