Identity is the conscious feeling of oneself that each individual develops through social interaction. Erikson describes the “identity” as a subjective feeling and a measurable variable of the personality, associated with self -cohesion. Identity crisis presents itself during adolescence where the individual is fighting with emotions regarding their identity and confusion about the role they wa...

Title of Dissertation: THE ROLE OF GENDER, ANDROGYNY AND ATTRACTION IN PREDICTING THE IDENTITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF EMERGENT LEADERS Janet R. Goktepe, Doctor of Philosophy, 1986 Dissertation directed by: Dr. Craig Eric Schneier Associate Professor Department of Organizational Behavior and Industrial Relations This field study used groups performing "sex-neutral" tasks over a sixto fifteen-week ...

A century ago, Bridges proposed that male genes on the autosomes and female genes on the X chromosome compete to determine sexual identity. New genetic and molecular studies establish Caenorhabditis elegans as the first animal known to use this mechanism.

The aim of this study is presenting an explanatory model of the Internet applications and the role on the sexual identities’ of the-youth in Tehran. Also these sub-targets were evaluated: the amount of the youths’ familiarization with this technology by sex, the kind of programs used by the students by sex, the recognition of internet applications’ effect on the sexual - identity of the youth. ...

This article compares coverage by The New York Times of Jackie Robinson’s groundbreaking entry into Major League Baseball with the participation of four women athletes in male-only sporting spaces. This comparison and analysis reveals the role of this specific print media in naturalizing sex differences that justify sex segregation and gender injustice; in contrast to media discourse that corre...

The most common dating goals of adolescents are identity, intimacy, status and sex. In this study of Australian youth (16-30 years, N = 208), dating goals were expected to explain goal-consistent behavior in each domain. Also, goals coupled with consistent behavior were expected to be associated with greater satisfaction in each domain. Age, gender, same-sex versus other-sex attraction, and coh...

It has been noted whether one’s sex and gender identity are related to career decisions (Gottfredson, 1981; O’Hare & Beutell, 1987). Investigations of the relationships of sex or gender identity with career decisions, however, revealed inconsistent results (Gianakos & Subich, 1986; Holland & Holland, 1977). It has been suggested that these conflicting results might be because of the fact that i...

A gender role, also known as a sex is social role encompassing range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for person based on person's sex. Genders roles culturally specific, while most cultures distinguish only two (boy/man girl/woman), others recognize more. Some non-Western societies have three genders: men, women, third gender. Bugin...