Distinguish between the terms sex and gender. Why is it significant to understand the difference? Explain how gender identity is formed and influenced by parents, teachers, community/society, and media. Provide examples to illustrate how these influence gender development.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Distinguishing the terms sex and gender

Introduction

The terms sex and gender are often used interchangeably, but they have different meanings. Sex is a biological characteristic of every human being, while gender refers to an identity, not a sex assignment. Neither sex nor gender causes discrimination or privilege; rather, both are part of our identities that can be affected by other factors such as hormones or chromosomes. The term “gender expression” refers to external characteristics of gender like clothing style (for example: male-style suits), hairstyles and mannerisms (such as gendered speech patterns).

Sex and gender are often spoken about interchangeably, but the two have distinct meanings.

Sex is a biological characteristic that refers to the biological differences between men and women, such as chromosomes, hormones or internal reproductive organs. Gender is an identity that refers to how people see themselves in terms of their gender identity (for example, whether they identify with being male or female). It can be thought of as a feeling or sense about yourself: for example “I’m a girl” or “I feel like he doesn’t understand me”.

Gender does not mean choice; it’s not something you can choose at birth—it’s who we are based on our biology plus our upbringing and experiences later in life (e.g., growing up with family members who told us what was right for our bodies). Being transgender does not mean choosing between being transgendered person vs cisgender person (although some people choose this path); rather it means having different experience from others around us within society because of your gender identity/expression which might include things like clothing style preferences etcetera.”

Sex is a biological characteristic of every human, and it’s assigned at birth based on your reproductive anatomy.

Sex is a biological characteristic of every human, and it’s assigned at birth based on your reproductive anatomy. Sex can be male (XY) or female (XX). If you were born with both sets of chromosomes, you have an intersex condition.

Gender identity is not always consistent with sex assigned at birth. Gender identity may be different than the gender associated with one’s physical characteristics such as genitals or chromosomes. For example, someone who was born without a uterus but has some female anatomy might identify as female while they’re still growing up but later decide that they don’t want to live as women after puberty because they feel more comfortable identifying as men now that their body has grown up more fully in its own time frame than would have been possible if puberty had started earlier due to being treated differently during childhood by parents who didn’t understand what was happening between them until adulthood arrived when everything clicked into place for both parties involved

Gender is an identity, not a sex assignment.

Gender is a social construct, not a biological one. It’s not about your body—it’s about how you identify yourself and how others perceive those identities.

Gender can be fluid and change over time, but it usually doesn’t start in childhood or adolescence (although some people experience gender dysphoria). The terms “transgender” and “cisgender” are used to describe people who feel their current identity does not match up with the sex they were assigned at birth; this is different from simply being biologically male or female.

Neither sex or gender causes discrimination or privilege.

Sex and gender are not the same thing. Sex is a biological trait that is assigned at birth based on your reproductive anatomy, while gender is an identity, not a sex assignment. For example, if you were born with XY chromosomes and XX germ cells (a genetic condition called Klinefelter syndrome), it’s possible for someone else to identify as female even though they have male genitalia because their biology does not match up with typical notions of what it means to be male or female in this world.

Gender identity refers to who we feel ourselves being — our sense of self as either masculine or feminine — independent from our biological makeup (i.e., whether or not one has ovaries). It is an expression of who we think we are in relation to others around us — those social constructs include socially-constructed rules about how people should behave based on their assigned sex at birth; these rules vary widely across cultures but tend toward binary categories such as man/woman (or boy/girl) which can be summed up by phrases like “he” vs “she”.

Gender expression refers to external characteristics of gender, such as clothing, hairstyles and mannerisms.

Gender expression, or outward appearance, is a person’s way of expressing their gender. It can include clothing, hairstyles and mannerisms. Gender expression doesn’t necessarily mean that someone identifies as transgender or non-binary—it has more to do with how you present yourself to the world in public.

Gender identity refers to who you think yourself to be on the inside (your brain). Your gender identity may match what other people perceive from your external appearance; however it doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with how much time you spend at home cooking dinner for yourself versus being out at clubs every night!

For example: If someone calls themselves “girl/boy” but dresses like a boy then they might identify as non-binary because they don’t feel like either “girl” or “boy”. They would likely go by some other name than just “girl/boy” though since most people wouldn’t call them anything else because those words don’t fit their personal values about themselves.”

The terms “sex” and “gender” should be used correctly to ensure people feel respected and don’t experience discrimination.

You should be careful to use the terms “sex” and “gender” correctly. Sex refers to biology, while gender refers to identity; however, these terms are often used interchangeably in everyday conversation. The mistake of confusing them can lead people who have a biological sex with an anatomical body part (like a penis or vagina) with being assigned as male or female by society.

For example: A person who was born with XX chromosomes has been assigned female at birth because they were born with breasts, ovaries and make up other characteristics associated with females: however if this same person had XY chromosomes instead then they would not be considered “gendered” since they don’t have any other physical features that fit into the typical definition of being female-bodied individuals

Learning how to use the terms correctly can help create an environment of understanding and support for all people.

When you use these words correctly, you are helping to create an environment of understanding and support for all people. It’s important to use the terms correctly in your own life, conversations with others, public forums and writing.

Conclusion

So, what’s the difference between sex and gender? To answer this question, we first need to understand that both terms are often used interchangeably. But they do have some clear differences. Sex is defined as the biological characteristics of every human being, including genitals, hormones and chromosomes. In contrast, gender refers specifically to how people identify themselves as male or female in relation to other individuals or groups of people. Gender expression refers primarily to external characteristics such as clothing worn by individuals who identify themselves as female (such as skirts), male (such as pants) or transgender (people who do not identify with any gender identity).