Module Paper 1: Extended Essay Quizon, Khylle

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I. Introduction

The distinction between sex and gender is a distinction in every social context

between the actual "biological" configuration of one's body and the form of genitalia one

has, and the social roles and cultural images associated with that body. This topic is

straightforward yet is very essential to understand the whole matter of gender itself. The

understanding of gender is an important aspect of a child's development. Development

usually requires a balance between gender identity and the role of gender. We can be

knowledgeably aware of the nature of gender development as we construct from the bio-

psycho-social-spiritual framework because gender identity is influenced by multiple fields

of human experience. These topics from the first module of the course GED109-Gender

and Society made it easier for me to be sympathetically enlightened of the nature of the

gender of the people around me.

II. Discussion

There is a conventional hierarchical division that still governs psychological studies

into "female" versus "male" or "women" versus "men" and does not provide a satisfactory

definition of sex/gender dimensions of human heterogeneity. The interdependence of

sex/gender with other types of social inequality, such as class or race, is not compensated

for by merely registering participants as F or M, nor does it make space for emotions and

existing in queer and trans ways. (Schellenberg, D., & Kaiser, A., 2018). It is requisite to

perceive the differentiation between sex and gender. Gender identity is one of the basic

forms of identity which has a key role in the mental health during adolescence. (Mousavi,

Shahriari, Salehi, & Kohan, 2018) "In this process, females would use "sexual self-

expression during puberty," "attachment to parents and friends," "tendency to the opposite
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sex," and "effort for social recognition" as the key methods for establishing gender identity

before achieving "stabilized gender identity." The causal conditions in this process were

"girls' cognitive skills" and "parents' dominance. The social factors were "gender

differences" and "socio-cultural texture of culture" and the impact of "peers" and "media"

were the factors of interference in the formation of gender identity in teenage women.

Peter Wilson said “People who are differentwho appear, behave, or think in ways

that are not congruent with the majority with whom they liveraise questions about the

nature of normality or of health. By their difference, they represent a threat to others. For

the most part they are required to conform; rarely are they adequately understood.” This

idea is exactly why it is a necessity to have clarity of gender identity developmentof who

is a girl and who is a boy whereas those who indicate obvious incoherence or those who

express confusing conviction are being viewed inappropriate. The groups and

environments in which they grow up are a big concern for children and young people who

show different gender identities. They stand out as strange, beyond traditional knowledge,

by means of their special and eccentric self-convictions. They are in a dangerous situation

and challenge those around them to be tolerant. And it is in the essence of their social

values that they want to think or act in the manner they do and insist that respect and

consideration be bestowed to who and what they are by the community or community in

which they exist.

Creation, therefore, includes the creation of mind and body, and is ultimately

associated with the development of distinctions. Production consists of multiple

distinguishing mechanisms, whether at a cognitive, intellectual, social, physical, or

emotional level. Therefore, development is obviously a rather nuanced phenomenon, a

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slow mechanism of separation, an emergence of talents and potentialities, often in a social

sense and guided by the imperatives of maturation and the declaration of the self of the

person. By its very nature, it is not a simple or relaxed operation. It contains dilemmas and

unpredictability that are inevitable. It is in this sense of developmental uncertainty and

general potential for growth and change that children and teenagers with gender identity

concerns need to be addressed.

Gender identity development, which is sometimes applied to a biological,

psychological or social component as the discovery of one's gender identity, has several

hypotheses and empirical facts (Vries, Kreukels, Steensma, & Mcguire, 2013). About

future research on the development of gender identity, we conclude that they should aim

to understand not only the possible genetic and environmental (both normal and nurturing)

factors, but also when these factors appear in life and how these factors can affect the full

spectrum of gender-standard and gender-variant changes in all their forms.

III. Insights

I used to think that sex and gender is only a central feature of human being, and

there is little beyond it other than personality or choice. I presumed that sex and gender

were related together, and there was really no need for differentiation. I still used to assume

that I understood exactly how to make sense of the subject matter, even though what

precisely it applies to varies from the case. After learning key concepts about in Module of

GED109, I now think that sex and gender are truly persuasive topics, that there is also a lot

to be discovered.
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IV. Photos

Photo by Crystal French (2017)

Whether it is advertisement, food labels, culture or even taxation, there is a

strong gender gap in our society. It closes too many children away from
gender identity development and knowing like they should express themselves
in a manner that they are more secure with.

Photo by Khylle Quizon (2020)

Back then, society may have labeled floral outfits are for women but
today, it is normalized for men to wear it. I believe that we can still
wear whatever we want to express ourselves despite how evident
gender division is in our society.
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Photo by Khylle Quizon (2019)

The Biopychosocial framework relates on how people view their

body image influences gender identity because somehow it defines
masculinity or femininity. I wanted to be more masculine, so I
trained to become ripped.

Photo by Khylle Quizon (2019)

I grew up with a lot of female friends and sister

figures and it is a great factor of affecting my gender
behavior and sexual orientation.
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Photo by Khylle Quizon (2020)

I really love dancing and I use it to express

myself by doing sexy or masculine moves.

Photo by Khylle Quizon (2020)

Acting cool and strong, I chug alcoholic beverages and casually going
parties. This displays how the social self in the biopsychosocial
framework encourages a person to do activities because they think it
makes them more masculine or feminine.
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