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When generations clash over gender expression

My son wants to play with dolls and wear dresses sometimes and my dad is furious that I'm allowing it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Intergenerational differences in gender understanding create family conflict over children's authentic self-expression.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Masculinity — constructed and contested?”

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