. Gender Identity: The Role of Culture
-Acquisition of a set of beliefs, attitudes, and values about oneself as a man or a woman in many areas of social life, including intimate relationship, family, work, community, and religion
-All cultures construct gender-differentiated roles, and people expect one another to behave in certain ways because they are male or female
-In the United States, many people argue that gender-based role distinctions are inappropriate, at least as part of public life