Gensoc

• Sex refers to physical or physiological differences between males and females, including both primary sex characteristics (the reproductive system) and secondary characteristics such as height and muscularity
• Gender is the social construction of masculinity and femininity that varies across cultures and time.
• Gender identity is an individual's sense of their own gender, which may be different from their biological sex at birth.
• Society typically tells us that there are two sexes: male and female.
• The term 'sexual orientation' describes who we feel attracted to romantically and/or sexually. This can include heterosexuality (attraction to people of the opposite sex), homosexuality (attraction to people of the same sex), bisexuality (attraction to people of either sex), and pansexuality (attraction to all genders).
• DSD- is used to describe chromosomes, anatomy, or sex characteristics that can’t be categorized as exclusively male or female.
• Genitalia -Some believe genitals determine sex, with males having penises and females having vaginas
• Chromosomes -We’re typically taught that people with XX chromosomes are female and people with XY chromosome are male
• Primary sex characteristics We tend to associate a predominance of estrogen with females and a predominance of testosterone with males
• Secondary sex characteristics Many secondary sex characteristics are easily identifiable. This includes facial hair, breast tissue, and vocal rang
• Gender -is a term that refers to social or cultural distinctions associated with being male or female.
• Gender identity is the extent to which one identifies as being either masculine or feminine.
• Genitals- determine sex, with males having penises and females having vaginas.
• Gender- is a term that refers to social or cultural distinctions associated with being male or female
• Gender expression - represents themselves in a public such as clothes, accessories, physical appearance
• Gender role- behavior or actions typically associated with one gender
• Sex roles- refer to socially coded behaviors and practices often related to a person's reproductive capacities, such as women with the roles of motherhood and men with fatherhood.
• gender role- refers to society’s concept of how men and women are expected to act and how they should behave.
• division of labor- refers to the way each society divides work among men and women
• Socialization- is the lifelong process through which people learn the values and norms of a given society.
• Social groups- often provide the first experiences of socialization.