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A Detailed Review of the Theories and Research On Female Identity

    Nighat Parveen Gilani

    Department of Psychology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan


Received
04 Jul, 1998
Accepted
16 May, 1999
Published
30 Jun, 1999

The literature of psychology and philosophy had extensively dealt with the concept of identity. However, most of the existing theories did not consider gender as an important phenomenon in identity development. It has been noted that relatively little attention has been paid to female identity development and/or considered it as a separate phenomenon. A Jew authors have invited the attention of the researchers to this bias in behavioural research and presented new theories of female identity development. These theories are significant, but have some limitations too. This paper first discusses the theories of female identity and than presents an analysis of the existing literature and research conducted in this regard.

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APA-7 Style
Gilani, N.P. (1999). A Detailed Review of the Theories and Research On Female Identity. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 14(1-2), 41-57. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=527

ACS Style
Gilani, N.P. A Detailed Review of the Theories and Research On Female Identity. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 1999, 14, 41-57. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=527

AMA Style
Gilani NP. A Detailed Review of the Theories and Research On Female Identity. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 1999; 14(1-2): 41-57. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=527

Chicago/Turabian Style
Gilani, Nighat, Parveen . 1999. "A Detailed Review of the Theories and Research On Female Identity" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 14, no. 1-2: 41-57. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=527