This work approaches the conceptions of the femininity and manliness of the scale BSRI of Bem (1974). It Discusses in the gender identity the existences of characteristics that points out the to express and to behave of both - man and woman. Thus, the femininity dimension refers more to stereotype that the individual disposition, possessing lines, as: the affective support the other people, etc. presenting expressiveness; the dimension masculinity presents the characteristics: accomplishment need, aggressiveness, dominance and etc. a larger instrumentality. Thus, intends to study the way in that these two dimensions meet for the university students. The research was accomplished in 423 subjects, among the public and private universities of João Pessoa, in the courses scientific humans. The subjects answered the scale BSRI of Bem, between another variables. It was observed that the women present larger frequency in the femininity dimension and the men in the one of masculinity. Conclude to be, that the subjects notice such dimensions in a stereotyped way, generalizing the characteristics for both goods.
Masculity; Femininity; Sexuality
