## Reference Favale, Abigail Rine . The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory (p. 148). Ignatius Press. Kindle Edition. > This is a complex phenomenon, influenced by multiple factors, several of which I will trace throughout this chapter. The most significant factor, however, is the development of the gender paradigm itself. This has produced a “looping effect”, wherein certain human experiences are categorized and interpreted through the framework of gender theory, which in turn shapes those experiences and reinforces the framework. [For more on the looping effect in relation to gender, see Mark Yarhouse and Julia Sadusky, Emerging Gender Identities: Understanding the Diverse Experiences of Today’s Youth (Ada, MI: Brazos Press, 2020).]