How important is gender identity? Explain with relevant examples from past and present.
What will be an ideal response?
Theorists about gender identity believe that it is the rock of our self-awareness and truly cannot be changed, no matter what. There is one well-known story that highlights just how critical gender identity is to our sense of who we are and how we interact with the world around us. Because of this story, in the late 1950s psychologists and medical doctors created the clear concept of "gender identity". At that time there were reports of individuals seeking to change their gender identity from being male to female. One was Christine Jorgensen. She was born George William Jorgensen, Jr., in New York City. As a male, he served in the army but later went to Denmark to be surgically castrated, had a vagina created, and took on a female gender identity. Jorgensen's transition was the object of much medical and media attention. Her story is important because it points out how critical gender is in our concept of self. The drastic steps she took in that era to reconcile her body with the gender she believed she was, is a testament to how critical gender is to our identity.
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a. Hypospadias c. Hypourethra b. Hyperspadias d. Hyperurethra
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A. sexual masochist. B. voyeur. C. submissive. D. sexual sadist.
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a. Ellen, who is less interested in an activity than her partner, but goes along with it anyway. b. Zoe, who is more interested in the relationship than her partner and therefore makes all of the decisions. c. Ilana, who is less interested in the relationship than her partner but holds most of the power. d. Rachel, who is more interested in an activity than her partner but comes up with a compromise.