Family Influence On Gender Identity

I can’t really say that I am surprised per se; however, one thing that did caught my attention is “children of both sexes generally form their first identification with adult woman” (Wood, 144); my initially thought was “no” but then I thought about it again, and I my mind came to a conclusion that this could be because of women maternal intuition that makes them more approachable. I can certainly say that my beliefs or thoughts were reinforced. Yes, I do believe that families are primary influence on gender identity; however, there is so much parents/families influence on a child can do; you can dress a child up as according to their gender nonetheless, if the person feels that the traditional gender role they are placed into is suffocating;