1. IDENTITY To what extent is our identity determined at birth?

2. You are the fairy godmother to these newborn twins. Write down all the things you would wish your male/female child to be when they grow up congratulations!!

7. Sources of identity nationality ethnicity sexuality gender class Identity is also related to the groups in which we belong

10. Class Culture Family Individual Identity Age Gender Ethnicity Region Socialisation Roles Values Norms Status Subculture Media Work Politics Religion Peers Education The Web of Identity

13. In what ways are boys and girls treated differently and by who?

14. Sex and gender are an important part of our identity, who we are and how we think of ourselves

17. Theoretical perspectives of the development of your identity Read pages 37 – 40 (Barnard) and elsewhere to find the answers FUNCTIONALIST INTERACTIONIST POST MODERNIST FEMINIST MARXIST Nature or Nurture? Is the individual active or passive? Description of how identity is developed

27. Key terms: SEX: matters of biology – not as straightforward as it seems GENDER IDENTITY: a person's own feelings about whether they are male/ female, both or neither GENDER ROLE: a set of behavioural prescriptions assigned by a culture to particular gender MASCULINITY: a gender term associated with male traits FEMINITY: a gender term associated with female traits ANDROGENY: a type of gender where the individual shows masculine and feminine traits