Gender Identity
| Definition: |
A person's concept of self as being male and masculine or female and feminine, or ambivalent, based in part on physical characteristics, parental responses, and psychological and social pressures. It is the internal experience of gender role. |
| Notes: |
psychological; do not confuse with SEX CHARACTERISTICS (physiological); do not confuse with SEXUAL ORIENTATION see SEX BEHAVIOR: gender identity is knowing that one is male or female; sexual orientation is preferring heterosexual or homosexual behavior; S |
| Also Called: |
Gender,Men's Role,Sex Role,Woman's Role |
| Previously Indexed: |
Identification (Psychology) (1968-1975),Sex (1968-1975) |
Gender Identity Definitions and Terms
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