the teeming social jungle of school life. The gender roles encountered in childhood play a large part in shaping an individual's self-concept and influence...

range of cultures. In addition, gender roles (and perceived gender roles) vary based on a person's race or ethnicity. Gender roles influence a wide range...

Childhood gender nonconformity (CGN) is a phenomenon in which prepubescent children do not conform to expected gender-related sociological or psychological...

research plays a crucial role in understanding gender roles in childhood development. Educators often are able to see similarities in children's behavior that...

Gender dysphoria in children (GD), also known as gender incongruence of childhood, is a formal diagnosis for distress (gender dysphoria) caused by incongruence...

exhibit gender variance may be called gender-variant, gender-nonconforming, gender-diverse, or gender-atypical. The terms gender variance and gender-variant...

Gender roles in non-heterosexual communities are a topic of much debate; some people believe traditional, heterosexual gender roles are often erroneously...

expression in the context of interpersonal and group social interaction. Specifically, the social construction of gender theory stipulates that gender roles are...

effects of society on the assumption of gender roles in childhood, and how societal norms perpetuate gender-differentiated interactions with children...

In contemporary societies, the appropriateness of childhood nudity in various social situations is controversial, with many differences in behavior worldwide...

sex-based social constructs (i.e. gender roles) as well as gender expression. Most cultures use a gender binary, in which gender is divided into two categories...

defined gender roles relax somewhat. Barbara Newmann breaks it down into four parts: (1) understanding the concept of gender, (2) learning gender role standards...

expected gender roles may also be called a genderfuck. The concept of gender bending may have political origins, stemming from movements in the 1960s...

institutions (social structures or gender roles) should avoid distinguishing roles according to people's sex or gender. This is in order to avoid discrimination...

traits, or neither. A person's gender expression may or may not match their assigned sex at birth. This includes gender roles, and accordingly relies on cultural...

gender self-identification to be inherently oppressive constructs tied to gender roles. They believe that sex is biological, immutable, and binary, and that...

Late-onset gender dysphoria does not include visible signs in early childhood, but some report having had wishes to be the opposite sex in childhood that they...

Gender-affirming surgery (GAS) is a surgical procedure, or series of procedures, that alters a person's physical appearance and sexual characteristics...

birth). Gender fluidity is different from gender-questioning, a process in which people explore their gender in order to find their true gender identity...

Gender sensitivity is the process by which people are made aware of how gender plays a role in life through their treatment of others. Gender relations...

Gender transition is the process of affirming and expressing one's internal sense of gender, rather than the gender assigned to them at birth. It is the...

August 2012). "Gender-Typed Play Behavior in Early Childhood: Adopted Children with Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Parents". Sex Roles. 67 (9–10): 503–515...

differences between males and females in the context of childhood play is linked to differences in gender roles. A research on the "acquisition of fundamental...

leadership roles and place blame on women who seek traditionally "male" roles The Global Gender Gap Report put out by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2013...

Gender schema theory is a cognitive theory to explain how individuals become gendered in society, and how sex-linked characteristics are maintained and...

based on one's sex or gender. Sexism can affect anyone, but primarily affects women and girls. It has been linked to gender roles and stereotypes, and...

Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are outside the male/female gender binary. Non-binary identities often fall under...

biological sex, while gender usually refers to either social roles typically associated with the sex of a person (gender role) or personal identification...

This is a list of gender identities. Gender identity can be understood to include how people describe, present, and feel about themselves. Abinary Agender...

influences social judgments. Once aware of one's gender identity, a child will start to behave in gender roles normally adopted by their same-sex models. Therefore...