Gender Inventories in Psychology

This book analyzes and criticizes the phenomenon of
gender-measuring inventories and practice of
measuring gender-related concepts in psychometrics.
This work provides evidence for the fact that gender
is perceived in psychometrics as one of the core
personality dimensions that has to be theorized.
Gender-measuring inventories can be seen as a part of
regulatory mechanisms in the society because they
function to control gendered behavior in individuals
through imposing gender roles embedded in the content
of the inventories. The book concludes that
psychometric approach to gender as a quantitatively
measurable core personality characteristic is linked
to the view on gender in psychology as a whole, and
this approach effects view on gender in psychological
science and in society as well, because according to
the evidence provided psychology is seen as an
authority in the social discourse on sex and gender.

Autorentext

Elena Kosterina is a psychologist, having degree in counselingpsychology in 2008 and in gender studies in 2009. Author has someexperience in psychological counseling and bases many of herinsights and arguments in the book on her work and educationexperience.

Klappentext

This book analyzes and criticizes the phenomenon ofgender-measuring inventories and practice ofmeasuring gender-related concepts in psychometrics.This work provides evidence for the fact that genderis perceived in psychometrics as one of the corepersonality dimensions that has to be theorized.Gender-measuring inventories can be seen as a part ofregulatory mechanisms in the society because theyfunction to control gendered behavior in individualsthrough imposing gender roles embedded in the contentof the inventories. The book concludes thatpsychometric approach to gender as a quantitativelymeasurable core personality characteristic is linkedto the view on gender in psychology as a whole, andthis approach effects view on gender in psychologicalscience and in society as well, because according tothe evidence provided psychology is seen as anauthority in the social discourse on sex and gender.