What is gender?

Most of us grow up learning that sex and gender are interchangeable and have no difference in meaning. The terms “sex” and “gender” have not always been differentiated in the English language, and it was not until the 1950s that they formally began to be distinguished ...

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Table of Contents :
Definition of Sex 0:23
Definition of Gender 0:36
Dimensions of Gender 1:08

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Key notes:
Sex = Biologically Determined
Gender = Socially Constructed

Dimensions of Gender:
Biological Sex
Gender Identity
Gender Expression
Sexual Orientation

“In contemporary parlance, sex is biological and gender is socially constructed.” says in Raewyn W. Connell’s book, Gender: in world perspective

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Sources and further readings:
Definition of Sex and Gender (WHO)
http://www.who.int/gender-equity-rights/knowledge/glossary/en/#

“Dimensions of Gender”, Gender Spectrum, Web. 5 January 2018
https://www.genderspectrum.org/quick-links/understanding-gender/

Ann-Maree Nobelius, “What is the difference between sex and gender?”, 23 June 2004, Web. 5 January 2018
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/gendermed/sexandgender.html

William Little, Sally Vyain, Gail Scaramuzzo, Susan Cody-Rydzewski, Heather Griffiths, Eric Strayer, Nathan Keirns, Ron McGivern, Introduction to Sociology – 1st Canadian Edition
https://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology/chapter/chapter12-gender-sex-and-sexuality/

Michael Mills Ph.D., “Sex Difference vs. Gender Difference? Oh, I'm So Confused!”, Psychology Today, 20 October 2011, Web. 5 January 2018
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-how-and-why-sex-differences/201110/sex-difference-vs-gender-difference-oh-im-so-confused

“Sexual Diversity: What Does it Mean?”, Sexual Diversity, Web. 5 January 2018
https://www.sexualdiversity.org/

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Дата на публикация: 12 декември, 2023
Категория: Наука и технология
Ключови думи: What Is Gender