Gender VS Sex (What’s The Difference?)
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For many years the terms gender and sex were used interchangeably.
They both pointed to the fact that people can be described as either female or male.
Most people didn’t really question or argue this.
However today, the concept of only two genders is outdated and inaccurate.
There is a distinct difference between the designation of gender vs sex.
Sex
Sex is described by the dictionary as the genetic and biological differences in the male versus the female species
Such as the difference in reproductive organs.
Hormonal Influence
The genitalia in the male and female are different, as too are the hormones produced by the sex organs, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.
Testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone are present in men and women but occur at different levels.
Men have a much higher level of testosterone and a much lower level of estrogen and progesterone than women.
Chromosomal Influence
In additional to hormonal influences, there are other genetic factors that biologically impact the sex of a person.
Women have 46 chromosomes including two X chromosomes.
Men also have 46 chromosomes but have an X and a Y chromosome.
In humans, the sex is determined by the presence of the Y chromosome.
People with one X and one Y chromosome are typically considered the male sex.
While those who have just the X chromosomes are usually female.
Gender
Gender can refer to either of the two sexes (male or female), both sexes, or neither.
Gender can be used in broader terms to describe a range of personal identities that are not associated with male or female.
It includes how individuals see themselves (gender identity) how others perceive them and expect them to behave (gender norms) as well as interactions (gender relations) that they have with others.
Gender Identity
Gender identity is a person’s self-concept as a female, male, a combination of both female and male, or neither.
Gender identity can be the same as one’s biologically assigned sex at birth but it doesn’t have to be.
A person’s biologically assigned sex may not line up with their gender identity.
Someone who doesn’t identify with the assigned sex may describe themselves as the following.
Transgender - a broad term that refers to anyone who claims a gender identity that is different from their sex assigned at birth.
Agender - this person does not identify with a male, female, or any other gender.
Bigender - a person whose gender includes both male and female, these people sometimes feel that one is more pronounced than the other, but both are present
Androgynous: people who present their gender as one that is not distinguishable as either male or female
Non-binary - a gender that falls outside of the binary system.
Gender-nonconforming: an umbrella term referring to those whose gender expression does not conform to traditional expectations.
Gender fluid - a person who doesn’t identify with one gender, but rather expresses a fluid or changeable gender identity that is likely to shift depending on the situation.
Gender Expression
This term refers to how a person chooses to express gender and usually this involves a person’s clothing, haircut, voice or other external characteristics.
Gender Role
Traditionally, gender refers to the role of each sex in society.
Instead of having a gender role that stems from a person’s biological sex
People develop gender roles in response to many things including the following.
Family interactions, education, media, friends, and the environment one is exposed to.
Gender roles can change with time.
Many men are taking on roles that were traditionally considered female roles and vice versa.
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