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HASSET Thesaurus

Concept information

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

Related concepts

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.

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Definition source

  • ELSST

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/4afe57df-f753-431a-848c-ca04662987dd

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