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Title of article: Gender, sex typing and gender identity.

Relevance of source:
The source is a scholarly article written by a professional. It gives a professional opinion of the definition of gender and differentiates gender from sex.

Credibility of author:
Pentony is a professional pyschotherapist with a wide range of specialty areas. She has her Ph.D and is still working in Houston Texas. She has published at least one other scholarly article.

Stance of the author:
Author believes her definition is the most accurate at the time and that past definitions are somewhat erroneous.

Currency of article:
The article was published in October of 1980 so the definition has probably been updated with more cases of transgendered people. The currency could create problems with the credibility of the article.

Credibility of publication:
The publication is the American Psychologist. It is scholarly and therefore very reliable.

Publisher:
US: American Pyschological Association. The article would have undergone scrutiny and reviewed before publication for any errors or any other problems. They would have to approve of the article so that makes it more credible.

Accuracy of article:
The sources cited at the end of this work are also from scholarly sources therefore have undergone the same scrutiny that this article went through before publication. Also the authors would be professionals and have background in the topics.

Audience:
This article was meant for other professionals and not a general audience. Although, the language used to write the article is easy to understand so some of the more educated readers can interpret the article without having to be a professional on the subject.

Level of specialization:
Although the article is one for professionals, the definition is still somewhat general. It differentiates between sex and gender but does not go into nuances of what gender is. The definition is broad and does not encompass every aspect of what gender is. This generalizability could possibly be due to the age of the article when gender roles were not as much of a problem.