ldren create such boundaries, an origin such as behavioral compatibility does not provide for the deviation from this norm. Therefore, Thorne uses the theory of psychoanalytic processes to further explain this gender phenomenon. As we learned in lecture, various sociologists have hypothesized the reason for gender, such as Freud's penis envy, or Chodorow's maternal rejection theories. In Gender Play, Thorne uses Chodorow's explanation that "boys are motivated to separate from and to devalue 'things feminine' in order to gain separation from their mothers. Because mothers do the bulk of primary parenting, both boys and girls initially identify with and are strongly attached to a woman" (59). Therefore, Thorne suggests the reason for boys to identify with other boys is due to their "acute awareness of being a different gender than the mother" (59). This then creates a separation between girls and boys, as boys "seek to consolidate their somewhat sha
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