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Sex and Gender
Sociology
Question | Answer |
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Gender Binary | Classification of gender into two discrete and non-overlapping forms of masculine and feminine |
Nonbinary | A gender identity that does not fit squarely into the male-female binary classification |
Transgender | Identification/expression of a gender identity that differs from their sex at birth |
Ascribed status | given at birth |
Achieved status | a status that is earned |
Master status | a status that has importance for social identity |
Social Construction of Gender | Dynamic. Changing norms, cross-cultural comparisons, changing gender roles, such as relationship to paid employment; a changing economy, changes in labor supply and demand |
Gender Nonconformity as Deviant | Social construction of gender is normative, nonconformity can be norm-breaking |
Sex | biological and anatomical differences, especially based on reproductive organs and structures, distinguishing males from females |
Gender | Socially formed traits of masculinity and femininity; presentation of self and social expectations |