Question 1 What are the differences between sex, gender, and sexuality? Why do we make these distinctions? How does this link to ‘doing gender’? Flashcards
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Sex
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refers to the biological criteria that signify male or female, although there are more than two sexes, with at least three recognized
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Gender refers
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to the configurations of behaviors or activities involved in being masculine or feminine, a socially constructed idea of how people are supposed to behave based on how they look.
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Sexuality
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refers to who you are attracted to. We make these distinctions because while sex is often seen as biological, gender is understood as a social construct that varies across cultures and time.
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This links to ‘doing gender’
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which means that gender is not something one has but something one performs through interaction with others, ascribing to the predetermined roles society places on individuals.
