Summary Of We Acquire Our Gender Identity By Michael Kimmel

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According to Michael Kimmel "we acquire our gender identity through socialization." Michael Kimmel's explanation is “we can no longer cease being men or women then we can cease being human.” I agree with the author. There are some behaviors that are learned for instances men are taught to be strong and women are taught to be helpful. I believe that man has stronger hunting instincts and a woman seems to have a stronger nurturing instinct, which is characteristic of a gender.

Can a man be born in a women’s body or vice versa? Yes, there are humans born intersexed and hermaphrodites.

I am having a really hard time with the subject of transgender. I was raised by a loving mother and father. I grew up with common sense, morals and values. It

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