gender identity (redirected from Girl oriented)

identity /iden·ti·ty/ (i-den´tit-e) the aggregate of characteristics by which an individual is recognized by himself and others.

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gender identity  a person's concept of himself as being male and masculine or female and feminine, or ambivalent.

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gender identity

n.

A person's sense of being male or female, resulting from a combination of genetic and environmental influences.

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gender identity,

the inner sense of maleness or femaleness. Differentiation of gender identity begins in infancy, continues throughout childhood, and is reinforced during adolescence. Also called core gender identity.

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gender identity

Core gender identity 'The inner conviction that one is male, female, ambivalent, or neutral.'GI is a major personality trait, that develops in the first 2 yrs of life, and is 'fixed' by the 3^rd yr. Cf Transsexual.