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Sex Preferences And Identifications Of Young Children, Loa Thomson
Sex Preferences And Identifications Of Young Children, Loa Thomson
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The acquisition of normal sex-role behavior is one of the fundamental tasks which goes into developing a healthy personality. More needs to be understood about the processes involved in adopting proper sex-role behavior patterns. How does a little girl adopt the feminine role and learn to be a woman? How does a little boy adopt the masculine role and learn to be a man? From the studies in clinical psychology and psychiatry, it is evident that personality maladjustments and certain forms of emotional disorders appear to be related to difficulties in sex-role adjustment. This suggests a close correlation between childhood …