Gender is the most common Identifier our society has in order to classify people; it is the frame work that we build our personalities around for which we then use to express who we are. At the very start of a person’s life an especially today gender is assigned at first glance. This misconception that all it takes to assign an apparent label of gender by our social standards is one glimpse of the outwards body parts of the biological reproductive system (Teich, 2012). However, the complexity of gender goes way beyond the make-up of the biological system (Reed, Franks, & Scherr, 2015; Teich, 2012).
According to Stryker (2008), gender is a social construct that has set a gender binary to label and define males and females to which being Transgender (Trans*) defies. This leaves a wide margin of possibilities of gender that is not acceptable to how gender is socially established. It is a growing understanding in psychology that gender cannot fit into two …show more content…
Although it is known that social and environmental factors often play a role in happiness and well-being, personality traits reflect how well we can cope with external stressors. In this study, individuals took the Neo Five Factor Inventory while taking three different scales used to determine happiness or well-being. I correlation was discovered that revealed that those individuals who scored low on Neuroticism and high on Extraversion had higher levels of happiness and well-being. This indicates that personality traits are important at predicting how well individuals can naturally cope with real world stressors. When looking at the struggles that the Tran* community deals with, it is important to look at how personality traits may affect a person’s ability to cope and this can lead to a better understanding of what level of support a person may need based on their individual
According to Stryker (2008), gender is a social construct that has set a gender binary to label and define males and females to which being Transgender (Trans*) defies. This leaves a wide margin of possibilities of gender that is not acceptable to how gender is socially established. It is a growing understanding in psychology that gender cannot fit into two …show more content…
Although it is known that social and environmental factors often play a role in happiness and well-being, personality traits reflect how well we can cope with external stressors. In this study, individuals took the Neo Five Factor Inventory while taking three different scales used to determine happiness or well-being. I correlation was discovered that revealed that those individuals who scored low on Neuroticism and high on Extraversion had higher levels of happiness and well-being. This indicates that personality traits are important at predicting how well individuals can naturally cope with real world stressors. When looking at the struggles that the Tran* community deals with, it is important to look at how personality traits may affect a person’s ability to cope and this can lead to a better understanding of what level of support a person may need based on their individual