Category: G

Refers to a record or account of a person’s family and ancestry.  

Behavior conforming to the norms that society has declared for its males and females.  

The belief that gender is a stable attribute of people but that it can nonetheless change if people choose to dress or behave like a member of the opposite sex.  

The training of children by parents and other caretakers to behave in ways considered socially appropriate for their gender: gender role identification.  

The process by which persons incorporate behaviors and characteristics of a culturally defined gender role into their own personalities.  

The proportion of one sex to the other in any particular societal subgroup.  

The emotional and intellectual acceptance of the sex that a person is: gender adoption; gender identity; gender role.  

The achievement of a personally satisfying interpretation of one’s masculinity or femininity: gender identity; gender adoption. Assignment of gender to a newborn. Genetic or chromosomal anomalies may create ambiguous genitalia, as may exposure of a female fetus to an androgenic hormone, or inhibition of androgen production or metabolism in a male fetus. In such cases,…

An uncomfortable feeling about one’s gender identity may range from a slight doubt about one’s true sex to transsexuality. At times, individuals may experience enduring emotional distress and dissatisfaction pertaining to their current biological sex.  

A difference in physique, ability, attitude, or behavior found among groups of males and females.