Assess the view that gender identities are increasingly varied in todays society

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Gender identity is and always will be difficult to define, especially with all the contemporary and modernized changes in society. It is almost impossible to identify a certain gender in a category anymore. With the influence of the mass media and certain people’s set ideologies of gender norms, it is a fine line as to what the role of a man and woman is today.

The media has had a major impact on society’s beliefs, the media has the ability to manipulate and twist things to make them believable and acceptable to their viewers. Certain types of media like TV have a bigger influence on people, but others like newspapers and magazines are considered reassurances of what TV portrays. In specific regarding gender identity roles, is the role of men in media and how it is portrayed. For centuries men have always been considered the dominant gender that thrives on their masculinity. And to define masculinity is to define what a man is. With reference to the media men have always been portrayed as the tough, overpowering, masculine, in charge type person. With the media portraying men in this way it has led to societies beliefs that men are exactly this making it extremely difficult to change their perspective of male identity roles. Women in media have been sexualised for centuries but it has become more predominant that men are to. Naomi Wolf explores the ideas of women being sexualised in the media and how it has effected women’s images within society.

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There are differences between a person’s assigned gender and a person’s gender identity. Most people would have been deemed as male or female at birth, but people may not psychological relate to being that gender. People may feel more comfort being feminine rather than masculine and vice versa.

When a person chooses a career path or occupation it has an impact on their identity. People who have grown up with a less fortunate upbringing or even a parent that lives off the state is more likely to follow in their parents footsteps and choose not to go out to work. ...

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