Essay #1 / Gender Identity Schwartz, P., & Rutter, V. (2000), The Gender of Sexuality, The Gender Lens, (1), 32-35. The concept I have chosen to critically evaluate is gender identity, which means it is a person's self-perception of their internalized gender. In today's world this may even start to become untruth. I am a research assistant for a Professor in the Nursing Department, and my job is to put together a survey for the transgender community to …
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…by it (cognitive attitude). Her husband felt he was being belittled, not himself personally, but rather his experience (affect attitude). He interpreted her attempts to establish connection with his concern of preserving his own independence and avoid being put down (behavioral attitude). She interpreted his reaction about him being belittled very hurtful, and becomes mystified that he did not understand she was only attempting to make a connection with him and being supportive (behavior attitude).