Which gender is most likely to have identity issues?

Question

Is it men or women? The reason I ask is this: I was reading a scenario where a brother & sister grew up in the single-parent home. The brother, lacking a solid father figure took his mother for granted & did not perform well in school/rebelled & did not have many close friends while the sister performed significantly better than her brother, was more responsible, had a good relationship with her mother as well as her friends outside of the home.

What do you think of this scenario & how it relates to gender identity issues? Is a father figure essential for the male's complete knowledge of self? I am truly curious. Thanks for the responses.

Answer 1

I would believe it to be men as well from stories I have heard, but I do not know any actual statistics.  I believe both parents are equally important for children and regardless of the situation children should have a male and female figure in their lives, even if it is not their parent.

Answer 2

well being the youngest in my family,and having 5 sisters and my dad being older and not around as much,i have always felt more comfortable with girls and typical girly things. i have always questioned my sexuality,all my life i have crossed dressed,thought about being g*y,my older brothers are very masculine.if you want to know more just ask me

Answer 3

Being in a similar scenario I actually excelled in school. Many children will realize how hard their single parent works and feel like they owe it to them by getting good grades and being well behaved. It's not how many parents you have, though that will help, but how close you are to the parent you do have.

Answer 4

You haven't defined what you mean by 'identity issues'.  "Identity" is a personal thing: everyone is totally unique possessing a totally unique character and identity.  So the answer to your question is "neither" because identity is personal.

Anyway, "identity issues" isn't a scientific term so its meaningless.

Answer 5

I believe we'd have to compare the scenario to one in which a boy and girl were raised by a single father as well as a control family of two parents and a boy and girl to really know the answer :)

Answer 6

its definitely men.. i just took an abnormal psych class last semester and we had a trasgender person come in and speak to us, and we learned all about it. In that situation, I think the absence of a father might have been a factor but definitely not the whole reason, since there are way more cases of gender identity disorders in normal families and plenty of cases with abnormal family situations (ie no father) where the child doesn't have identity disorder. Also, these things show up at such a young age so many times, I think its a combination of something genetic and an abnormal home life. But it can't be explained by any one factor.

Answer 7

What did the scenario say about how the sister developed relationships with other men?

Girls need an active father figure as well.  I think the scenario is not very realistic.

Answer 8

I think that it is an even swap. Men are more likely to have separation hungups due to men thinking that babies are women work then in the middle of the binding period with their mothers male chikldren are snatched away so they can be taught "how to be a man" without any warning at all.

Answer 9

A father figure is essential, but it's not always necessarily needed.

It all depends on the individual, there are plenty of men who grew up with out any father figure at all. Most likely it may have been that supplemented with other issues he had as a child.

Answer 10

Whoever do not have an authority figure of their same s*x during their development. There are both women and men that have this issues.

Child learn a lot more by example than by preaching. If there is no one of their same s*x, then they turn up to the television and friends for it.

Answer 11

Probably the male.  in this case he rebelled which is a sign that there is a problem. maybe trust issues. But from my personal experience i dont think you always need a male figure but a father type figure which can be played by the mother or some one in the family.