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Androgyny is a term—derived from the
Greek words άνδρoς (
andros, meaning man) and γυνή (
gyné, meaning woman)—referring to the combination of
masculine and
feminine characteristics. This may be as in
fashion,
sexual identity, or
sexual lifestyle, or it may refer to biologically
inter-sexed physicality, especially with regards to
plant and
human sexuality.
Gender identity
For humans, an
androgyne (pronounced
/ˈændrədʒaɪn/,
AN-drə-JYNE) in terms of
gender identity, is a person who does not fit cleanly into the typical
masculine and
feminine gender roles of their society. They may also use the term
ambigender to describe themselves. Many androgynes identify as being mentally "between" woman and man, or as entirely genderless. They may identify as
non-gendered,
genderneutral,
agendered, between genders,
intergendered,
pangender or
gender fluid.
[citation needed]The Bem Sex Role Inventory
The
Bem Sex Role Inventory is one of the most widely used gender measures and was constructed by the early leading proponent of androgyny,
Sandra Bem (1977).
[2] Based on their responses to the items in the Bem Sex-Role Inventory, individuals are classified as having one of four gender-role orientations: masculine, feminine, androgynous, or undifferentiated.
The androgynous individual is simply a female or male who has a high degree of both feminine (expressive) and masculine (instrumental) traits. A feminine individual is high on feminine (expressive) traits and low on masculine (instrumental) traits. A masculine individual is high on instrumental traits and low on expressive traits. An undifferentiated person is low on both feminine and masculine traits
Gender roles
According to
Sandra Bem, androgynous men and women are more flexible and more mentally healthy than either masculine or feminine individuals; undifferentiated individuals are less competent.
[2] To some degree though, context influences which gender role is most adaptive. In close relationships, a feminine or androgynous gender role may be more desirable because of the expressive nature of close relationships. However, a masculine or androgynous gender role may be more desirable in academic and work settings because of their demands for action and assertiveness.
One study found that masculine and androgynous individuals had higher expectations for being able to control the outcomes of their academic efforts than feminine or undifferentiated individuals
Traits
Androgynous traits are those that either have no gender value, or have some aspects generally attributed to the opposite gender.
Physiological androgyny (compare
intersex), which deals with physical traits, is distinct from behavioral androgyny which deals with personal and social anomalies in gender, and from
psychological androgyny, which is a matter of
gender identity.
[citation needed]
To say that a culture or relationship is androgynous is to say that it lacks rigid
gender roles and that the people involved display characteristics or partake in activities traditionally associated with the other gender. The term
androgynous is often used to refer to a person whose look or build make determining their gender difficult but is generally not used as a synonym for actual
intersexuality,
transgender or
two-spirit people. Occasionally, people who do not actually define themselves as androgynes adapt their physical appearance to look androgynous. This outward androgyny has been used as a fashion statement, and some of the milder forms (women wearing men's trousers/men wearing skirts, for example) are not perceived as
transgendered behavior.
Lesbians who do not define themselves as
butch or femme may identify with various other labels including
androgynous or
andro for short. A few other examples include
lipstick lesbian,
tomboy, and 'tom suay' which is
Thai for 'beautiful butch'. Some lesbians reject
gender performativity labels altogether and resent their imposition by others. Note that androgynous and butch are often considered equivalent definitions, though less so in the butch/femme scene.
The recently coined word
genderqueer is often used to refer to androgynes, but the terms
genderqueer and
androgyne (or
androgynous) are neither equivalent nor interchangeable.
Genderqueer is not specific to androgynes, does not denote gender identity, and may refer to any person,
cisgender or
transgender, whose behavior falls outside conventional gender norms. Furthermore,
genderqueer, by virtue of its linkage with
queer culture, carries sociopolitical connotations that
androgyne does not carry. For these reasons, some androgynes may find the label
genderqueer inaccurate, inapplicable, or offensive.
An androgyne may be attracted to people of any sex or gender, though many identify as
pansexual or
asexual. Terms such as
bisexual,
heterosexual, and
homosexual have less meaning for androgynes who do not identify as men or women to begin with. Infrequently the words
gynephilia and androphilia are used, which refer to the gender of the person someone is attracted
to, and do not imply any particular gender on the part of the person who is feeling the attraction.
Alternatives
An alternative to androgyny is
gender-role transcendence, the view that when an individual's competence is at issue, it should be conceptualized on a personal basis rather than on the basis of masculinity, femininity, or androgyny.
[4]
In
agenderism the division of people into women and men, in the psychical sense, is erroneous and artificial.
[5] It negates the biological sex (or lack thereof) as a carrier of specific features and tendencies of personality, and as a yardstick to determine human inside "I" (Ego).
[6] In the category of transgenderism (literally, being "beyond gender identity") a person like
agender can be included in a sense which rejects functioning under of any psycho-cultural gender.
[7]
Contemporary trends
The rise of androgyny in
popular culture has also been on the increase in the 21st century and beyond,
[8] with an increasing rise in both
fashion industries,
[9] as well as pop culture for acceptance and even popularity of the "androgynous" look, with several trends set by current
pop stars like
Bill Kaulitz, being hailed as
creative trendsetters.
The rise of the
metrosexual in the
2000s has also been described as a related phenomena associated with this trend, and traditional gender
stereotypes have been challenged as well as reset in recent years dating back to the
1960s and the
hippie movement and
flower power. Artists in film like
Leonardo DiCaprio sported the "skinny" look in the
1990s- a departure from traditional
masculinity which resulted in a fad known as "Leo Mania",
[10] and this came long after musical superstars like
David Bowie,
Boy George,
Grace Jones,
Prince,
Marilyn Manson (appearing as an androgynous substance-addicted alien called Omēga in his album
Mechanical Animals) and
Annie Lennox as well as
Michael Jackson challenged the norms in the
1970s and had elaborate cross gender wardrobes by the
1980s. The astronomical rise in popularity of "pretty"
boybands in the late 1980s and 1990s like
New Kids on the Block,
Take That, the
Backstreet Boys and
'N Sync "redefined masculinity"
[11] and the trends flowed into other performance entertainment circles that included increasingly, sports stars in England's
FA Premier League like
David Beckham[12] or the
Liverpool F.C Spice Boys[13] in the 1990s. These entertainers were known to have started trends of becoming increasingly conscious of their
fashion and looks, and inadvertently raised trends as celebrities in the limelight that males were now increasingly interested in traditional female interests like
clothing,
fashion accessories,
hairstyles,
manicures,
spa treatments and so on, which have seen the societal redefinition of traditional gender fashion
norms, due to the popularity of these artistes with many people in the world today. These trends have arguably then gone on to reshape fashion, and clothing houses like
Top Man, and designer labels have then seen an increase in sales in relevant "androgynous" merchandise.
[14][15]
While the 1990s developed and fashion developed an affinity for
unisex clothes and the rise of designers who favoured that look like
Helmut Lang,
Giorgio Armani and
Pierre Cardin, the trends in fashion only hit the public mainstream in the 2000s, which saw men sporting longer hair,
hairdyes, hair
highlights, wearing
jewellery,
make up,
visual kei, designer stubble, or the like, all of which been a significant mainstream trend of the 21st century, both in the western world, and in Asia.
[16] Japanese and
Korean cultures have been featuring the androgynous look as an ideal in society, as depicted in both
K-pop,
J-pop[17] and in
Anime and
Manga,
[18] as well as the fashion industry
[19] However, in 2010, reports state that the androgynous look in Europe and the West may be a trend on the decline
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