Having and Doing Gender: Young Adults’ Expression of Gender when Resolving Conflicts with Friends and Romantic Partners

Sandra Bem: Revolutionary and Generative Feminist Psychologist

“…Findings showed that endorsement of gender-typed behavioral expressions of gender varied depending on aspects of the social context or whether hypothetical conflicts involved a sameor other-gender friend or an other-gender romantic partner. Findings reported in these three papers (Keener and Strough 2017;Martin et al 2017;Mehta and Dementieva 2017) provide evidence for Bem's (1974) suggestion that Bindividuals may be both masculine and feminine, both assertive and yielding, both instrumental and expressive-depending on the situational appropriateness of these various behaviors^ (Bem 1974, p. 155). More than 40 years later, researchers have expanded this idea beyond androgyny (which was the context in which Bem discussed it) to investigate situational influences on gender-typed behavior more broadly.…”

“…Similar to Martin et al (2017) approach to assessing the ways in which people might adapt to situational demands of the immediate context by flexibly moving between masculinity and femininity, Mehta and Dementieva (2017) and Keener and Strough (2017) examine the role of the context on gender-typed characteristics. Specifically, Mehta and Dementieva used Ecological Momentary Assessment to investigate variations in participants' endorsement of femininity and masculinity according to whether the peers with whom they were interacting in real-life social situations were male or female.…”

“…For example, several papers included in this special issue combine Bem's theories and ideas with other theories or approaches. For example, in this issue authors draw upon social constructionist/contexual approaches to gender (Mehta and Dementieva 2017), interpersonal everyday problem solving (Keener and Strough 2017), and dynamical systems (Martin et al 2017). Similarly, as reflected in Donnelly and Twenge's (2017) approach, there is continued interest in whether masculinity and femininity reflect culture or change when a culture adopts new gender norms.…”

“Siapa yang Lebih Terampil Mengelola Konflik Rumah Tangga?” Perbedaan Manajemen Konflik Awal Perkawinan Berdasarkan Gender

“…Selain faktor gender, faktor lain yang berkaitan dengan perbedaan manajemen konflik yang dimiliki masing-masing pasangan yaitu faktor peran sosial sesuai gender (Gbadamosi dkk., 2014), sisi perkembangan individu (Keener & Strough, 2017) dan juga faktor lain seperti religiositas dan lamanya menjalin hubungan (Delatorre & Wagner, 2018;Kamp Dush & Taylor, 2012).…”

Further Reflections on Sandra Lipsitz Bem’s Impact

“…Furthermore, in the present issue, Lemaster et al (2015) took a lifespan developmental approach to examine variations in psychological androgyny across adulthood (also see Keener and Strough 2016;Mehta and Dementieva 2016;Starr and Zurbriggen 2016, in the first special issue). Recently, Sandra Bem's work was celebrated in two separate meetings of the Gender Development Research Conference (Leaper 2014b;Mehta and Keener 2016) that were attended by many authors who have contributed to the two special Sex Roles issues.…”