Question

table of contents > week 5: gender roles, identity, and stereotypes > lesson 2: types of social identitie practice: week 5 lesson 2 self-assess question 12 what does gender identity refer to? a persons physical appearance a persons internal sense of their gender a persons sexual orientation a persons biological sex might influence their attitudes towards medical care.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Physical appearance relates to how one looks externally, not gender identity.
• Option B: Gender identity is defined as a person's internal perception of their gender (e.g., feeling male, female, non - binary, etc.).
• Option C: Sexual orientation is about who one is attracted to, different from gender identity.
• Option D: Biological sex refers to physical/biological characteristics (chromosomes, hormones, anatomy), not the internal sense of gender.

Answer:

B. A person's internal sense of their gender