Review article

https://doi.org/10.24869/psihei.29

GENDER IDENTITY IN GROUP PROCESS

Maja Brkic ; Day Hospital Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Center Tuzla, B&H

Abstract

Gender identity has been a subject of discussion since the emergence of psychoanalytic
theories. Rapid social changes of the past ten or twenty years have influenced changes
in the notion and understanding of gender identity. The aim of this paper is to provide an
overview of how the theory and practice of group analysis reflect the development of gender
identity and how group processes enable the expression, understanding, acceptance
and empowerment of a unique gender identity to each group member. It is important to
point out that insights from group analysis can make a significant contribution to theory in
understanding the process of developing gender identities related to language, culture, and
the socially unconscious.

Keywords

gender identity; sexual identity; group analysis; group processes

Hrčak ID:

270464

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/270464

Publication date:

3.1.2022.

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