Define ego boundaries and explain how they typically develop in masculine and feminine people, noting both similarities and differences in development.
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: Ego boundaries are the point at which an individual stops and the rest of the world (and other people) begins. They distinguish the self from others and others’ concerns and lives.
Generally, feminine people (often women) have more permeable ego boundaries than masculine people (often men), due to feminine socialization that emphasizes interrelatedness with others. Generally, masculine people’s ego boundaries are firmer than those of feminine people, due to masculine socialization that starts with differentiating from a female caregiver and have fluid alliances with others. Those with permeable ego boundaries typically empathize and identify more with others and experience the feelings of intimates more as their own than those with thick ego boundaries do. People with firm ego boundaries generally feel less responsible for others than those with permeable boundaries, although this should not suggest that masculine people do not care about others and want to help them with problems.
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