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gender issue
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Gender issueQuestion de genre Q-Code scope note
in primary care and family medicine, questions arising related to the gender of the patient or of the doctor and their interaction. Encompasses the gender role and gender identity. (adapted from Veloshnee & Loveday WHO 2007)en soins primaires et médecine familiale, questions relatives au sexe du patient ou du médecin et leur interaction. Englobe le rôle sexuel et l'identité sexuelle (adapté de Veloshnee & Loveday WHO 2007)Q-Code conceptual content
Gender ; refers to the attitudes, feelings, and behaviors that a given culture associates with a person’s biological sex. Behavior that is compatible with cultural expectations is referred to as gender-normative; behaviors that are viewed as incompatible with these expectations constitute gender non-conformity. (APA 2011). Gender ; The totality of culturally constructed awareness, attitudes, beliefs, emotions, and behaviors about males and females, and sometimes their sexual orientation. A social construct regarding culture-bound conventions, roles, and behaviors for—as well as relationships between and among—women and men, boys and girls (Dicepid)Gender expression ; refers to the “…way in which a person acts to communicate gender within a given culture; for example, in terms of clothing, communication patterns and interests. A person’s gender expression may or may not be consistent with socially prescribed gender roles, and may or may not reflect his or her gender identity” (APA 2011). Gender Identity ; A person's concept of self as being male and masculine or female and feminine, or ambivalent, based in part on physical characteristics, parental responses, and psychological and social pressures. It is the internal experience of gender role. Year introduced: 1991(MeSH)Gender identity refers to “one’s sense of oneself as male, female, or transgender” (American Psychological Association, 2006). When one’s gender identity and biological sex are not congruent, the individual may identify as transsexual or as another transgender category(APA 2011). Gender issue ; refers to the social attributes and opportunities associated with being male and female and the relationships between women and men and girls and boys, as well as the relations between women and those between men (UN Women)Sexism ; Prejudice or discrimination based on gender or behavior or attitudes that foster stereotyped social roles based on gender.(MeSH)UMLS CUI
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