Analysis of the Social Desirability of Gender Roles

The purpose of the study is to realize an analysis of the social desirability of the 60 items of the Sex Role Inventory Sandra Bem (BSRI) made in 1974. This scale is one of the most widely used measurement instruments in investigations of gender identity. The BSRI measures the self-attribution of characteristics that are socially desirable for each person based on their sex. An analysis of these items reveals whether there are changes in the attributes of gender roles. The objective is to compare the mean values obtained by Bern in 1974 with our results with students from the University of Extremadura. The analysis of these data shows that there are different ways of understanding masculinity and one imaginary for women.