Gender

• Gender identity development


  The dynamic negotiation process between conformity and authenticity
• Traditional approaches to conceptualizing the development of gender identity

  • Essentialist
  • Developmental
  • Socialization
• Brinkman et al. (2014) theory

  • Inspired by the "socialization" theory of gender identity development
  • Adds children as active agents
  • Adds consequences of non-conformity
• Main findings of study


  • Challenging the Stereotypes
  • Consequences of Conformity or Nonconformity
  • Fluidity of Gender Identity Development
  • The Value of Authenticity