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Authentic gender development in non-binary children
At present, the conceptualization of gender as a spectrum as well as non-binary identities have become increasingly visible and embraced. We are using non-binary as an umbrella term that refers to individuals who self-identify as a gender outside the gender binary, and/or who do not identify as alwa...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10318433/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37408998 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1177766 |
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author | Salinas-Quiroz, Fernando Sweder, Noah |
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description | At present, the conceptualization of gender as a spectrum as well as non-binary identities have become increasingly visible and embraced. We are using non-binary as an umbrella term that refers to individuals who self-identify as a gender outside the gender binary, and/or who do not identify as always and completely being just a man or a woman. Our goal is to begin to create a framework for understanding gender development in non-binary children ages 0 to 8, since previous models have operated on cissupremacist assumptions, not applicable to non-binary people. As there is virtually no empirical data on the subject, we conducted a thorough literature review of current gender development theories and used our positionality as non-binary researchers to postulate two minimum criteria for non-binary gender identification: that a child learns about the existence of non-binary identities, and that they do not identify with the definitions they have been taught of what a boy or girl is. Children can learn about non-binary identities through media and knowledgeable community members and can develop “gender traits” authentically and come to identify as non-binary through biological predispositions, parental support, modeling, and being in peer groups that are supportive of identity exploration. Yet, children are not simply a product of their nature and nurture, as evidence has shown that humans are active agents in their gender development from a young age. |
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spelling | pubmed-103184332023-07-05 Authentic gender development in non-binary children Salinas-Quiroz, Fernando Sweder, Noah Front Sociol Sociology At present, the conceptualization of gender as a spectrum as well as non-binary identities have become increasingly visible and embraced. We are using non-binary as an umbrella term that refers to individuals who self-identify as a gender outside the gender binary, and/or who do not identify as always and completely being just a man or a woman. Our goal is to begin to create a framework for understanding gender development in non-binary children ages 0 to 8, since previous models have operated on cissupremacist assumptions, not applicable to non-binary people. As there is virtually no empirical data on the subject, we conducted a thorough literature review of current gender development theories and used our positionality as non-binary researchers to postulate two minimum criteria for non-binary gender identification: that a child learns about the existence of non-binary identities, and that they do not identify with the definitions they have been taught of what a boy or girl is. Children can learn about non-binary identities through media and knowledgeable community members and can develop “gender traits” authentically and come to identify as non-binary through biological predispositions, parental support, modeling, and being in peer groups that are supportive of identity exploration. Yet, children are not simply a product of their nature and nurture, as evidence has shown that humans are active agents in their gender development from a young age. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10318433/ /pubmed/37408998 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1177766 Text en Copyright © 2023 Salinas-Quiroz and Sweder. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Sociology Salinas-Quiroz, Fernando Sweder, Noah Authentic gender development in non-binary children |
title | Authentic gender development in non-binary children |
title_full | Authentic gender development in non-binary children |
title_fullStr | Authentic gender development in non-binary children |
title_full_unstemmed | Authentic gender development in non-binary children |
title_short | Authentic gender development in non-binary children |
title_sort | authentic gender development in non-binary children |
topic | Sociology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10318433/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37408998 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1177766 |
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