Discussion: Gender Identity Analysis Males typically identify with the male gend

Discussion: Gender
Identity Analysis
Males typically
identify with the male gender and females with the feminine gender. The
question for many researchers today and for this Discussion is: How does this
gender identification occur? How do individuals come to identify with and
accept themselves as either one gender or the other? This concept is
termed gender identity in psychology.
There are two terms
associated with gender identity that are important to highlight: gender
stability and gender consistency. Gender stability means
that gender is a stable personal characteristic and does not change with age or
the situation or the environment. Gender consistency means that you identify
with your gender regardless of how you are behaving. If you are a male and put
on a pink dress, you show gender consistency if you still identify with being
male, even though you are behaving like a female.
In this Discussion,
you will explore some of the significant factors that influence gender identity
and how these influencing factors impact society as a whole.
Post your thoughts on how
biology, environment, culture, family, peer group, and the media impact gender
identity in the United States. Briefly describe how this influence on gender
identity is accomplished. Then, describe the reasons individuals may experience
gender dysphoria. Finally, provide some examples for how you think that society
can best support the transgendered community. Be sure to support your examples
with evidence from your research.