Children learn that acting or dressing like the other gender does not change their gender.What aspect of gender identity formation involves recognizing this permanence of gender category membership?

A) Gender stability
B) Gender allegiance
C) Gender constancy
D) Gender roles

Gender Identity

The awareness of one’s own gender assignment and understanding of its meaning.

Gender Constancy

Recognizing the permanency of one’s gender category membership and understanding that it could never change.

Gender Category

A social classification according to which a person is identified as male, female, or another gender, based on attributes, roles, and expectations associated with that category.