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So, first of all a person's gender identity, a person's gender identity, gender identity and expression can be shaped by others.
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How? through societal norms, through societal norms, societal, the kind of society they are living in and growing up, its expectations, what the society or its fears are expecting out of them or her and the stereotypes.
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So what the society believes and what are the morals of the society.
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So for example, a child may be told that boys are, boys are supposed to be strong and they don't cry and don't, whereas girls are expected, girls are expected to be nurturing and sensitive and are emotional.
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So this messages can come from various sources such as parents, friends and teachers.
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So they may consciously or unconsciously reinforce, reinforce these beliefs into the kids, these norms to the kids mind and they grow up with the belief that boys are tend to be strong and girls are tend to be weak.
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So for instance, they might encourage boys to play with cars and girls with balls in future because they have been brought up in such a way.
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So children often learn about gender, roles and norms through their interaction with their friends, through their interaction with friends.
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They may feel pressured to confirm to certain behaviours or interests to fit in with their peer group.
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Now teachers and schools, teachers and schools can also have an impact on a children's understanding of gender.
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For example, teachers may have different expectations, different expectations for boys, different expectation for boys and girls, for boys and girls because they may reinforce traditional gender roles...