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Examine gender identity and gender roles, as well as gender similarities and gender differences. Please explain.

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Gender identity and gender roles are discussed. The gender similarities and differences are explained.

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Gender identity is essentially the method by which an individual psychologically identified himself with the gender that he or she is biologically a part of. In addition to this biological identification of an individual's gender classification, there are socially significant aspects of gender identity that also help to determines the identification that the individual makes with his or her gender. The different types of hormones that males and females have, as well as the increased levels of testosterone in men, and increased levels of estrogen in women, help to form the biological bases by which ...

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