What do you think about Gender Indentity Crisis?
I am doing research and I need to hear your opinions!
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Answer:
You don't say what kind of opinions
I think it says a lot about the changing nature of society. We either view people as male or female, masculine or feminine and, for the most part, we aren't very embracing of the dual nature of gender. I studied sexualities and I wonder what the difference is between a m-to-f transsexual and an effeminate gay man (I know there are differences, but at the developmental level I wonder if there's an extra trigger or something).
I have a lot of empathy for such individuals - quite often social outcasts and in need of a lot of support, understanding and tolerance which I don't think is always there. I've met people with gender identity disorder, but this has never developed into a friendship, largely cos i've randomly met them in clubs, trains etc. I wouldn't treat them any differently to anyone else, but I may avoid certain topics, e.g. boyfs/gfs etc - just out of tact.
Hope this answered your question, but like I said - I'm not sure what you're specifically referring to!!
It is more common than you might think.
The definition of an identity crisis is “A psychosocial state or condition of disorientation and role confusion occurring especially in adolescents as a result of conflicting internal and external experiences, pressures, and expectations and often producing acute anxiety”, as well as “distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about and one's self and one's role in society”, as listed in Webster’s Dictionary.Gender identity, therefore, is the struggle to understand one’s gender via internal struggles and experiences. There is however, a large difference between gender and sex.
Sex is the biological make up of a human being. This meaning someone of the male sex has a penis, while someone of the female sex has a vagina and breasts. Gender, however, is the social expression of masculinity or femininity. In our society, gender and sex have somehow become synonymous, while in reality, they are two completely different things.
A person expresses the male gender via actions. This is generally referred to as performance of gender. For example, someone who is perceived to be male might work out a lot, drink mass amounts of beer, and exude cockiness. The performance of gender via these actions and characteristics shows the ideal of masculinity. This then shows that this person is a man, since they are exuding masculine ideals. This could also be female masculinity, in which the person biologically is a girl, but exudes masculine ideals. Therefore, what constitutes calling this person a “man”? Their biological make-up, or the ideals that they are exuding? Thus the onset of gender identity crisis.
In the movie Boys Don’t Cry, Brandon Teena is a biological girl who dresses, walks, talks, and exudes masculinity. Since this person is biologically a girl, we should say then that “he” has not masculinity, but female masculinity. Brandon is a young man who has a police record, is a strong person, brave, and also looking for love and acceptance. Brandon sees himself as a man. To him, yes, he has female body parts, but his real inside, psychological person is a man. Through his feminine masculinity, he entices a local girl names Lana. It is assumed that she is attracted to him because he is not the “typical” guy (cocky, rude, insensitive). Instead, Lana is drawn to him because of his sensitive side and the fact that he knows how a woman wants to be treated, as well as how to please her. This might reflect a bit of his feminine side.
Hope this helps, good luck in your research.
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Thanks!
Answer:
You don't say what kind of opinions
I think it says a lot about the changing nature of society. We either view people as male or female, masculine or feminine and, for the most part, we aren't very embracing of the dual nature of gender. I studied sexualities and I wonder what the difference is between a m-to-f transsexual and an effeminate gay man (I know there are differences, but at the developmental level I wonder if there's an extra trigger or something).
I have a lot of empathy for such individuals - quite often social outcasts and in need of a lot of support, understanding and tolerance which I don't think is always there. I've met people with gender identity disorder, but this has never developed into a friendship, largely cos i've randomly met them in clubs, trains etc. I wouldn't treat them any differently to anyone else, but I may avoid certain topics, e.g. boyfs/gfs etc - just out of tact.
Hope this answered your question, but like I said - I'm not sure what you're specifically referring to!!
It is more common than you might think.
The definition of an identity crisis is “A psychosocial state or condition of disorientation and role confusion occurring especially in adolescents as a result of conflicting internal and external experiences, pressures, and expectations and often producing acute anxiety”, as well as “distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about and one's self and one's role in society”, as listed in Webster’s Dictionary.Gender identity, therefore, is the struggle to understand one’s gender via internal struggles and experiences. There is however, a large difference between gender and sex.
Sex is the biological make up of a human being. This meaning someone of the male sex has a penis, while someone of the female sex has a vagina and breasts. Gender, however, is the social expression of masculinity or femininity. In our society, gender and sex have somehow become synonymous, while in reality, they are two completely different things.
A person expresses the male gender via actions. This is generally referred to as performance of gender. For example, someone who is perceived to be male might work out a lot, drink mass amounts of beer, and exude cockiness. The performance of gender via these actions and characteristics shows the ideal of masculinity. This then shows that this person is a man, since they are exuding masculine ideals. This could also be female masculinity, in which the person biologically is a girl, but exudes masculine ideals. Therefore, what constitutes calling this person a “man”? Their biological make-up, or the ideals that they are exuding? Thus the onset of gender identity crisis.
In the movie Boys Don’t Cry, Brandon Teena is a biological girl who dresses, walks, talks, and exudes masculinity. Since this person is biologically a girl, we should say then that “he” has not masculinity, but female masculinity. Brandon is a young man who has a police record, is a strong person, brave, and also looking for love and acceptance. Brandon sees himself as a man. To him, yes, he has female body parts, but his real inside, psychological person is a man. Through his feminine masculinity, he entices a local girl names Lana. It is assumed that she is attracted to him because he is not the “typical” guy (cocky, rude, insensitive). Instead, Lana is drawn to him because of his sensitive side and the fact that he knows how a woman wants to be treated, as well as how to please her. This might reflect a bit of his feminine side.
Hope this helps, good luck in your research.
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