gendered identity

collocation in English

meaningsofgenderandidentity

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gender
noun
uk
/ˈdʒen.dər/
us
/ˈdʒen.dɚ/
a group of people in a society who share particular qualities or ways of behaving which that society associates with being male, female, or ...
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identity
noun
uk
/aɪˈden.tə.ti/
us
/aɪˈden.t̬ə.t̬i/
a person's name and other facts about who ...
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(Definition ofgenderandidentityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgendered identity

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Is it possible that boys might reject singing in the construction of theirgenderedidentityprior to adolescence?
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Does thegenderedidentityof the scientist play a role in the production of knowledge?
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Linguistic resources not only produce gender differentiation and gendered selves, but can also contest agenderedidentityas the only available subject position.
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It concerns itself with style, representation and howgenderedidentityare both informed by and produced within popular music.
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One area wheregenderedidentitywork is prevalent is in career transitions.
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Emphasizing the female body and its position withingenderedidentity.
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Rather than discount the importance of gendered identities in later life, these stories demonstrate their complex effects.
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However, few studies have examined family discourse in conjunction with the negotiation of power and connection and the creation of gendered identities.
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First, they have used it to explore the constitution and reconstitution of gendered identities for both men and women.
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It explores how older people invoke various gendered identities to negotiate change and continuity during this time.
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In retirement, as throughout the life-course, men and women occupy various gendered identities that are mediated by class and ethnicity.
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These images, which combined gender, locality, and nationality, were important aspects in constructions of gendered identities within villages.
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Furthermore, this discourse model captures and explicates the process through which individuals create gendered identities as they enact and constitute other social identities.
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It will be argued that the men talked about are predominantly marked for their gendered identities, and more specifically their masculinities.
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Spousal caregiving and crossing gender boundaries : maintaining gendered identities.
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Instead, most of the essays in this collection focus on how speakers construct gendered identities and combat gender stereotypes in different contexts and under a variety of unusual circumstances.
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Socialization theory offers a straightforward account of the acquisition of gendered identities.
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It is focused on the idea of eliminating or moving beyond gendered identities.
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