Introduction Gender Identity Disorder can be a difficult thing to deal with in the society that we live in. ... Diagnosis Of Gender Identity Disorder Gender Identity Disorder can be defined as the formal diagnosis used by psychologists and physicians to describe people who experience significant dysphoria (discontent) with the sex and gender they were assigned at birth. ... Recently, the APA changed the name replacing Gender Identity Disorder with Gender Dysphoria. ... Signs of gender identity disorder in, children may be a young boy who likes to dress as a young girl and may display fema...

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What influences a person's identity? ... A person's identity also causes a person to have masculine and feminine traits. ... What is someone's identity? ... To me someone's identity is a part of their being. ... Friends also play a part in a person's developing an identity, they are also a good indicator of one's identity. ...

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He is far more interested in his image and is comfortable being seen as less certain of his masculine identity. ... It is within this framework of metrosexuality that one should be able to distinguish male homosexuality or being gay as a different offshoot of masculine identity altogether. ... Susan Faludi in her book Stiffed - The Betrayal of Modern Man, talks of a certain gender identity in terms of being masculine. ... It can be argued that this act of overlooking their own constraints for so long seems to have resulted in the form of a range of distributary masculine gender and sexual iden...

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He exploits this situation to explore the reserves of the female character, and their possession of what are normally considered to be masculine traits. ... Shakespeare is presenting the fickle nature of humans, and how their complexity leads them to have a combination of masculine and feminine attributes. Shakespeare highlights accepted masculine qualities through his portrayal of Sir Andrew, who is lacking in this aspect. Sir Andrew is ironically in a much more self-sufficient and masculine situation than Sir Toby financially. ... Shakespeare presents Sir Andrew as an extreme example...

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It helps to remember that dominance, just like any identity is a practice. ... It's the notion of identity as dominance that most male roles express, whether in concepts of physical strength, power, or even competence. ... The mass media's treatment of sport has contributed to idealizing and institutionalizing competition, domination, toughness and aggression as unquestionable and sacred masculine values. ... For example football is the peak masculine sport in the U.S. ... It is this process which makes football a vehicle for masculine identification. ...

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Abstract Butch women have been characterized as traditionally masculine in their personality and femme women as traditionally feminine. ... Participants will complete a questionnaire that includes sexual identity questions and the sociosexuality inventory. ... Past research has also suggest that butch lesbians have overall more masculine tendencies and attitudes, as well as higher levels of testosterone than their femme lesbian counterpart. ... Following that they will complete the Butch and Feminine Identity Measure. ... Measures Butch and Feminine Identity Measure. ...

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There is evidence that men place a higher importance on their masculinity as a part of their identity more than any other factor like, sex, race, and social class. ... Background - Male Social Norms The most common reason why men associate masculinity with assertiveness, control, and power is due in part to the stress that is placed on the idea of a masculine gender role. ... The concept masculine gender-role stress is another form of this theory that is defined as "the tendency for men to experience distress in the context of situations they appraise as a challenge or a threat to their...

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Sociological literature on this topic discusses the dangers of imposed heteronormativity attempting to categorize homosexuals into these strict masculine/feminine dichotomies with regards to passing as heterosexual, deconstructing their relationships and families, as well as the validity of their identity. ... Although it may seem safer, there are multiple dangers when one attempts to conceal their true sexual identity. ... Society views the typical gay male as being overtly feminine and weak, therefore making gay men unfit for such a dominant and masculine physical activity. ... Validity to ...

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It is the behavior of each person that makes up their identity. ... In other words, both nature and nurture have effects on a person's identity. ... It is until after they are born that one has identity. ... A male is seen as more masculine and is expected to act strong and not be as sensitive as a woman. ... Since men believe they are supposed to be masculine and not to show feelings then that is the way they are. ...

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ADVERTISING AND ITS USE IN THE SHAPING OF CONSUMER GENDER IDENTITIES WHAT IS ADVERTISING? ... In 1992 Kellner stated that " consumption is thus not purely concerned with the act of consuming itself, but more importantaly with the creation of identities through the complex process of consumption activity" Sturrock and Pioch continue further that the current postmodern age has led to the fragmentation of people's identities. ... There now exists several gender identities instead of two. ... Current studies on consumption and marketing are reporting that traditional values on gender iden...

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Edna discovers her identity as an independent woman and breaks through the roles assigned by the patriarchal society. ... After she falls in love with another man, she discovers new things about her and tries to explore her newfound identity. ... But Edna wants to be womanly in her own way--to keep her own identity, her goals, her artistry, and to live a sexual life, liberated from the confines of societal expectations. ... Rather than forge a new hybrid identity that is neither traditionally masculine nor feminine, Edna hesitates between exchanging roles of power with men and subordinating ...

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These dichotomized feelings reflect his inner struggle with masculinity and are mirrored in his feelings towards the people of Vietnam because he searches for his identity in both the land and the women of Vietnam. ... Once Andrew is able to come to terms with his past, he accepts his hybrid identity and gender. ... Andrew's opposing reactions to this sex industry mirror his confusion about his own identity. ... He engages with prostitutes and views women for masculine consumption to overcompensate for him feeling emasculated. ... Andrew disengages with the Vietnamese people when he fin...

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Judging from the description of her appearance, Diane rejects the female gender role by not upholding the traditional identity of the dolled up young woman in the mid-fifties. ... Her behavior and overall identity acts a complete opposite for the traditional housewife and goes entirely against the patriarchal female gender role. ... Katniss' masculine traits are shown through her ability to hunt, her willingness and bravery to speak out against the Capitol, as well as essentially taking the role of a father figure to her younger sister. With her father being dead, Katniss' mother bec...

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By associating homophobia with manhood, it contradicts what many would argue are two different identities. ... By using the word "label", a boundary is established on what is considered manly and acceptable to be masculine. ... While these characteristics reiterate how Kimmel is defining homophobia, readers would not associate these terms with how we define ourselves as masculine or what we view to be manhood. ... They are constantly boasting about past accomplishments, whether its sports or how they are with the ladies, in order to portray this front and that they are ultimately ma...

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One would need to look back to the time of Shakespeare to try and see the different view of gender identity. ... Cahn takes a slightly different look at gender identity in his book. ... However, he does say that (Cahn, p.651): " the combination of masculine boldness and feminine sensitivity that makes her [Rosalind] so alluring to Orlando." So even in a "romantic" look at the play the double gender identity of Rosalind still pushes through. ... In concluding this essay I would suggest that Shakespeare's vision of gender identity is a challenge to ones own. ...

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Full of masculine characters experiencing epic adventures and big game hunting, the novel soon reached the intended target audience. ... They set sail to Africa to find him and enjoy hunting which is a source of masculine identity for them. ... I will then address the topic of masculinity and concentrate on what were the contemporary characteristics of a masculine man in the 1880s. ...

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More specifically, he examines the belief that organized sports has the potential, furthermore, it is often used, as a tool for cultivating gender identity. ... Menner agrees that through sports young men can acquire characteristics that have been deemed as "masculine" by society such as competitive spirit, winning above all attitude, toughness, and other characteristics. ... Instead, sports helps children acquire masculine values that are already ingrained by social members at a very early age. ... Additionally, this need to present you as a masculine figure places women police o...

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Men and Women What influences a person's identity? ... A person's identity also causes a person to have masculine and feminine traits. ... What is someone's identity? ... To me someone's identity is a part of their being. ... Friends also play a part in a person's developing an identity, they are also a good indicator of one's identity. ...

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It is vital to the self-knowledge required to form an accurate and lasting sense of identity, which is itself crucial to the creation of new ideologies. ... The female writer cannot form an independent identity while conforming to an imposed one, and without a separate identity there can be no equality. ... Rich closes by speaking of the mood of "self pity" and "overt woman hating" that she claims pervades masculine poetry, but her essay seems rife with self pity of her own, and I would hardly call her sympath...

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Men are expected to be strong and masculine, so to fulfill this requirement, they often build friendships based upon common factors such as sports, drinking, or even their love of women. ... Chodorow had a connection with feminine and masculine roles in gender identities, which I think relates to platonic heterosexual cross-sex relationships and their difficulty to work well. ... In one study, women reported that the primary benefit was the opportunity to engage in a more masculine interaction style. ...

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This can bee shown by looking at Maggie and her impetuous and violent behaviour has been likened to that of her fathers- stressing the theme of heredity and her anomalies as a woman with masculine character traits. ... In "Mill on The Floss" Maggie's family environment is central to her problematic sense of identity as a woman, for instance, although her father praises Maggie's intelligence and quickness, he also maintains the socially conventional view that "an over cute woman's no better nor a long tailed sheep." ... Maggie's desire for "masculine" knowledge is related us...

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This can bee shown by looking at Maggie and her impetuous and violent behaviour has been likened to that of her fathers- stressing the theme of heredity and her anomalies as a woman with masculine character traits. ... In "Mill on The Floss" Maggie's family environment is central to her problematic sense of identity as a woman, for instance, although her father praises Maggie's intelligence and quickness, he also maintains the socially conventional view that "an over cute woman's no better nor a long tailed sheep." ... Maggie's desire for "masculine" knowledge is related us...

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A baby child isn't concerned with his or her gender identity. ... In Nancy Chodorow's essay "Family Structure and Feminine Personality" she examines the development of gender identity and personality. ... It is at this stage that children begin to try to separate themselves from the clutches of their mother and establish their own identity. ... Without the father to follow example, Chodorow concludes that a boy will identify masculine characteristics be doing that which is not feminine. ... Everyw here Toby goes identity comes into question. ...

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A baby child isn't concerned with his or her gender identity. ... In Nancy Chodorow's essay Family Structure and Feminine Personality she examines the development of gender identity and personality. ... It is at this stage that children begin to try to separate themselves from the clutches of their mother and establish their own identity. ... Without the father to follow example, Chodorow concludes that a boy will identify masculine characteristics be doing that which is not feminine. ... Everyw here Toby goes identity comes into question. ...

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In 1993, Irish director Neil Jordan made a movie that dealt with transsexualism and gender identity that became a critical hit and even received an Academy Award. This movie, The Crying Game, poses interesting questions about gender identity; many of these questions echo the sentiments of other writers about gender and sexuality. ... The movie both refutes and supports Bornstein's views on gender identity. ... In Kristin Handler's article "Sexing The Crying Game: Difference, Identity, Ethics-, she challenges the idea that Fergus completely accepts Dil the way she is. ... Yes, Fergus ...

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