gender analysis questions

DPSY 6218/8218: Gender and Human Development Gender Analysis Questions

1. Please describe how you would define your gender (e.g., male, female, androgynous, variable). 

2. Do you feel that your sense of gender has remained stable throughout your life, or has it changed? If so, how? 

3. Describe any early memories you have regarding how you “learned” about gender and/or what it meant to be a boy or a girl.

4. What are some of the key things that you believe influenced your own sense of gender (e.g., parents, peers, school, media)? 

5. Have you ever experienced negative reactions to how you express your gender? If so, please describe.