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Cultural Perception of the Femininity/Masculinity Scales of California Psychological Inventory

    lftikhar Ahmad

    Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan


Received
11 Jun, 2007
Accepted
07 Jun, 2008
Published
30 Jun, 2008

The study is about assessing the cross-cultural use of Femininity/Masculinity (F/M) Scale of California Psychological Inventory (Gough, 1957) in Pakistan. Post-graduate psychology students (37 women) were asked to judge rationally and intuitively. whether the 32 items of the scale, adequately portrayed behaviors characteristics to men's and women's behavior in our society. Only one item out of the total thirty one item scale was found to be a cultural reversal. The scale was thus deemed as relevant for use in Pakistan. Interestingly the study found that differences exist between the respondents' rational judgment and self report of their perception of Femininity and Masculinity roles. The women students who had rated nearly all items of F/M scale as relevant to men's or women's behavior gave atypical self report responses on 11 items. Implications of the findings have been discussed.

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APA-7 Style
Ahmad, l. (2008). Cultural Perception of the Femininity/Masculinity Scales of California Psychological Inventory. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 23(1-2), 13-18. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=433

ACS Style
Ahmad, l. Cultural Perception of the Femininity/Masculinity Scales of California Psychological Inventory. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2008, 23, 13-18. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=433

AMA Style
Ahmad l. Cultural Perception of the Femininity/Masculinity Scales of California Psychological Inventory. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2008; 23(1-2): 13-18. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=433

Chicago/Turabian Style
Ahmad, lftikhar. 2008. "Cultural Perception of the Femininity/Masculinity Scales of California Psychological Inventory" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 23, no. 1-2: 13-18. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=433