Gender roles, gender stereotypes and transgender issuesThe topic of this annotated bibliography concerns gender roles, gender stereotypes and transgender issues in our society and also in other cultures. I chose this topic because I feel people should understand it better. Some people might be a little closed-minded when it comes to what roles should be assigned to each gender. So hopefully this can help people keep an open mind. This document will also cover some subtopics that fall under gender roles such as femininity/feminism, masculinity, transgender issues, sexual orientation, etc. Finding the right database to use was a bit tricky. When I used IUCAT I got over 9,000 results. After looking in the "Books" sections I still got over 8,000 results. In the end I had to narrow my search to find the right material. The easiest database to use was AZ: Creed reference. I was only able to find some items I needed on the first page. On AZ Gale however I couldn't find many articles regarding my topic. The search strings I used were “gender roles,” “gender stereotypes,” and “transgender” to find the articles I needed.Eagly. "Gender Roles". Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, edited by Levine, John M. and Michael A. Hogg, Sage Publications, 2009. Crede Reference, https://login.proxysb.uits.iu.edu/login?url=http: / /search.credoreference.com/content/entry/sagegpir/gender_roles/0. Accessed July 28, 2016. Eagly delves into the concept of gender roles, gender stereotypes, the impact gender roles have on individuals and society, the origins of gender roles, the deviation of gender roles, and finally gender roles and the concept of self. ...... half of the document ...... Reference, https://login.proxysb.uits.iu.edu/login?url=http://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/sagewtw /transgender/0. Accessed 10 August 2016. In Ruspini's article he explains what transgender means. Initially they describe him as a person interested in acquiring some of the physical characteristics possessed by the opposite sex. These people have the desire to express themselves in different behaviors and interpersonal relationships in which their feelings are separated from their anatomical structures and they do not intend to make any physical changes to their bodies. They then describe them as individuals who display behaviors other than those considered socially appropriate for their gender. It basically refers to all identities that combine socially constructed sex/gender boundaries. Unfortunately, transgender males and females face a lot of discrimination.