Cards (8)

  • What is one strength of the social constructionism approach?
    Not all cultures have two genders
  • How do some cultures challenge traditional binary classifications of gender?
    By recognizing more than two genders
  • What does the increasing number of non-binary individuals suggest?
    Cultural understanding is catching up with lived experiences
  • How is gender identity viewed in the context of social constructionism?
    As a social construction rather than a biological fact
  • What is one limitation of the psychoanalytic theory of gender dysphoria?
    It does not adequately account for biological females
  • Who conducted research on gender dysphoria in those assigned male at birth?
    George Rekers
  • What did George Rekers find regarding gender dysphoria?
    It is more likely associated with absence of the father
  • What does the limitation of psychoanalytic theory suggest about its comprehensiveness?
    It does not provide a comprehensive account of gender dysphoria