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IDENTITY > GENDER IDENTITY

Preferred term

GENDER IDENTITY  

Definition

  • A PERSON'S SENSE OF SELF AS ANY SEX, OR SET OF SEXES, OR NO SEX, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT CORRESPOND TO THE SEX ASSIGNED AT BIRTH

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • FEMININITY
  • MASCULINITY

Scope note

  • DO NOT CONFUSE WITH THE TERMS 'SEX' OR 'SEXUAL ORIENTATION'.

History note

  • TERM RELABELLED APRIL 2021. PREVIOUSLY THE TERM 'SEXUAL IDENTITY' WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

Identifier

  • urn:ddi:int.cessda.elsst:310eba0d-5522-4207-9069-d2a1a7423360:2

Date issued

  • 2021-09-14

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URI

https://elsst.cessda.eu/id/2/310eba0d-5522-4207-9069-d2a1a7423360

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