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¶ … adults treat young people, including how they talk to them, is part of the gendering process wherein a sexual identity is formed. Indeed, Romaine (1999) notes that, "Boys and girls live in different worlds in which separate cultures are developed and transmitted, each with quite different patterns of verbal interaction" (p. 190). This paper examines some of the implications of differences in the ways adults speak to boys and girls to determine how such speech differences contribute to later differences not only in speech, but also in attitudes. It is reasonable to suggest that when young people are addressed with respect and consideration, they will respond in kind. When young people are addressed with ridicule and contempt, though, their reactions will inevitably be different.
Likewise, when adults address boys as "young men" or girls as "young women," they are communicating a sense of gender appropriateness that will influence these young people's perceptions of themselves over time. If adults call...
In this regard, Gaine and George emphasize that, "By far the majority of verbal insults for men resonate with notions of femininity (sissy, wimp)" (1999, p. 86).
Researchers have examined the climate of sexual relations that pervades secondary schools in the United States and found that girls' confidence is undermined and they are made to feel a profound sense of inferiority (Gaine & George, 1999). According to Romaine (1999) the manner in which young people are addressed at home is frequently mirrored in the schools. For instance, Romaine reports that, "Schools too show patterns of gender separation, some of which continue patterns already learned at home, whereas others are introduced in the school setting" (p. 190). Indeed, Gaine and George emphasize that, "Sexual harassment, which is…
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Eagly, A.H. & Beall, A.E. (2004). The psychology of gender. New York: Guilford Press.
Romaine, S. (1999). Communicating gender. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
In addition, the researcher note that the relatively small sample size in their study did not allow separate genetic analyses for males and females (Coolidge et al.). Environmentalism (social influence). A recent study by Wallien and Cohen-Kettenis (2008) analyzed psychosexual outcomes of gender-dysphoric children at 16 years and older to determine childhood characteristics related to psychosexual outcomes based on various social influences that may be experienced during the timeframes studied.
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