Gener and Personality

There are many determinants of personality but some of them are more critical. Gender ts one such determinant, which tremendously influences personality development of an individual. Tremendous Scientific and technological progress made our social lives more complex and stressful. The purpose of this study was to find out the influence of Gender on development of personality particularly m the context of Indian society. In this study an attempt was made to find out effect of Gender on Eyesenckian dimenensions of personality. Meterm'personality'is derived from the Latin word Persona, which mean "Mask". Among the Greek actors used a mask to hide their identity on stage. The dramatic technique was later adapted by the Romans to whom persona denoted"as one appears to other",not as one actually is.