gender identity
gender identity
Noun | 1. | gender identity - your identity as it is experienced with regard to your individuality as male or female; awareness normally begin in infancy and is reinforced during adolescence |
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释义 | gender identitygender identity
gender identitygender identity[¦jen·dər ī¦dent·əd·ē]gender identitythe sense of self associated with cultural definitions of masculinity and femininity (see GENDER). Gender identity is not so much acted out as subjectively experienced. It is the psychological internalization of masculine or feminine traits. Gender identity arises out of a complex process of interaction between self and others. The existence of transvestite and transsexual identities indicates that gender is not dependent upon sex alone, and arises from the construction of gender identities.gender identityidentity[i-den´tĭ-te]gen·der i·den·ti·tygender identityCore gender identity 'The inner conviction that one is male, female, ambivalent, or neutral.'GI is a major personality trait, that develops in the first 2 yrs of life, and is 'fixed' by the 3rd yr. Cf Transsexual.gen·der i·den·ti·ty(jen'dĕr i-den'ti-tē)Compare: gender role, sex role gender identityThe inherent sense that one belongs to a particular sex. In almost all cases that sex corresponds to the anatomical sex, but for a small minority, the gender identity is for the opposite anatomical sex. See also GENDER REASSIGNMENT.gender identity
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