Friday, 22 July 2016

Sex & Gender - Key Concepts

Sex is biological. It is associated with chromosomes

Gender is psychological and fluid.


Masculinity is a gender term associated with male traits and roles such as aggressiveness and playing sports.


Femininity is a gender term associated with  female traits and roles such as being sensitive and playing with dolls.


Androgyny
is a type of gender where an individual shows both masculine and feminine traits.

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