sex and gender

Question 1

explain ‘sex’?

Answer 1

-sex is a persons biological status as male or female, determined by different chromosomes

Question 2

explain ‘sex role stereotypes’?

Answer 2

• set of shared expectations that people within a culture believe is acceptable for males and females
• are reinforced within society
• leads to the formation of sexist assumptions

Question 3

explain ‘gender’?

Answer 3

• refers to a persons psychosocial status as masculine or feminine
• including behaviours normally associated with being male/female and r influenced by social norms
• gender is a result of the environment (nurture)
• it is a learned concept

Question 4

explain ‘identity disorder’?

Answer 4

• some people’s biological sexes do not correspond with the way they feel inside (their gender)
• may have gender reassignment surgery