Human Growth and Development / Unit 10 HGD 1377 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Gender Identity in Adolescence
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The idea
Gender identity is one's psychological sense of one's gender; cisgender people's identity matches their assigned sex, and transgender people's does not.
In practice
Some cultures recognizing genders beyond the binary, such as hijra in India and two-spirit in some Native American nations.
Where people slip
Sex, including intersex, is distinct from gender, the social roles and expectations attached to it.
Your place on the trail
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