Gender policing is the imposition or enforcement of normative gender expressions on an individual who is perceived as not adequately performing, through appearance or behavior, their gender or sex that was assigned to them at birth (see gender performativity). According to Judith Butler, rejection of individuals who are non-normatively gendered is a component of creating one's own gender identity.[1]
It is common for normative gender performances of gender to be encouraged and rewarded, while non-normative performances are discouraged through punishment or generally negative reactions. Policing of non-normative performances ranges in intensity from relatively minor discouraging comments to brutal acts of violence. Tactics of gender policing also vary widely, depending in part on the perceived gender of the individual target.[2]
Gender policing is little-explored at the international level. In the United States, there are ethnographic studies of gender policing in the context of school bullying, but its role in the family relationship remains poorly studied.[3]
^Judith Butler (1990). Laura J. Nicholson (ed.). Gender Trouble Feminism and the Subversion of Identity(PDF). Routledge.
^"The Roots Of Homophobia - Inside The Mind Of People Who Hate Gays - Assault On Gay America". PBS. Archived from the original on 2021-05-01.
^Robinson B. A., Stone A. L. Trans family systems framework: Theorizing families' gender investments and divestments in cisnormativity // Journal of Marriage and Family. – 2024.
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