Carefully review the “Background” and “Data and Methods” sections of the research article and then respond to the questions below. Be thorough with your responses and, where appropriate, provide as much information about the measures as you can find in the article.
Questions
What are “categorical” measurements and how do they limit the ability to measure gender on surveys?
What do the researchers do to go “beyond” categorical measurements of gender? How do they measure gender?
What is the “reflected appraisal gender scale” that the researchers use?How did the researchers measure health?
What are “categorical” measurements and how do they limit the ability to measure gender on surveys? What do the researchers do to go “beyond” categorical measurements of gender?