Sex and gender

• Sex

  biological term, refers to whether an ind is male or female

  this is determined by chromosomes which causes hormonal differences which lead to differences in anatomy
• gender

  psychological term, refers to how the individual feels, behaves and how they identify themself

  usually influence by social norms and cultural explanations
• gender dysphoria

  when someone’s biological sex doesn’t reflect the way someone feels
• sex role stereotypes

  ideas a society holds about how men and omen should behave and eprfro based on their gender

  usually reinforced by parents, peers and other institutions