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Although infants are born with an identifiable gender, they must acquire a gender-role identity. Recent trends toward feminism, along with an increased emphasis on studying human development across the lifespan, have made it clear that an individual’s gender-role identity involves more than simply recognizing oneself as male or female. Further, adoption of attitudes and behaviors that are associated with gender roles is a lifelong process, one that profoundly influences the nature of an individual’s transactions with others.
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O’Brien, M. (1992). Gender Identity and Sex Roles. In: Van Hasselt, V.B., Hersen, M. (eds) Handbook of Social Development. Perspectives in Developmental Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0694-6_13
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