Educational Psychology / Unit 13 EDP 1219 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Gender Identity and Gender Roles
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The idea
Gender identity is a person's psychological sense of their gender, distinct from sexual orientation; between ages three and six children develop gender constancy, with rigid stereotypes that loosen at about eight or nine.
In practice
A four-year-old insists that only girls can be nurses.
Where people slip
Sex, gender, gender identity and sexual orientation do not always correspond.
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