Gender, race, class, and other social factors influence how people learn and develop their gender
identity. Explain this statement.
Solution
Gender comes from the latin word \"genus\" meaning kind or race. It is defined by one\'s own
identification of male, female or intersex. Gender may also be based on legal status, social
interactions, public persona, personal experiences and psychological setting.
Gender Identity can be termed as personal conception of oneself as male or female. This concept
is intimately related to the concept of gender role which is defined as outward manifestations of
personality that reflect the gender identity. Gender identity, in nearly all instances, is self-
identified, as a result of a combination of inherent and extrinsic or environmental factors.
For example; if a person considers himself a male and is most comfortable referring to his
personal gender in masculine terms, then his gender identity is male.
The learning of individuals are highly influenced by the factors (external as well as personal)
which they are surrounded with. The society section that they belong to leads them to conceive
themselves as a personality. However a person who is from a weaker background lacks
(generally) the inner strength to develop a gender identity where he can see himself as a powerful
and influential person..
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1. Gender, race, class, and other social factors influence how people learn and develop their gender
identity. Explain this statement.
Solution
Gender comes from the latin word "genus" meaning kind or race. It is defined by one's own
identification of male, female or intersex. Gender may also be based on legal status, social
interactions, public persona, personal experiences and psychological setting.
Gender Identity can be termed as personal conception of oneself as male or female. This concept
is intimately related to the concept of gender role which is defined as outward manifestations of
personality that reflect the gender identity. Gender identity, in nearly all instances, is self-
identified, as a result of a combination of inherent and extrinsic or environmental factors.
For example; if a person considers himself a male and is most comfortable referring to his
personal gender in masculine terms, then his gender identity is male.
The learning of individuals are highly influenced by the factors (external as well as personal)
which they are surrounded with. The society section that they belong to leads them to conceive
themselves as a personality. However a person who is from a weaker background lacks
(generally) the inner strength to develop a gender identity where he can see himself as a powerful
and influential person.
