Gender And Sex Worksheet: Cultural Differences Between Men And Women
Gender and Sex Worksheet
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ETH125
March 13, 2014
Kathleen Gray
Gender and Sex Worksheet
What is gender? What is sex in biological terms? Are gender and sex the same thing? Explain why or why not?
Gender is the terminology usually referring to the social role between men and women. It is used to explain the cultural differences, more than the physical or biological differences. When referring to a person’s masculinity or femininity the term “gender” is used. The term “sex” refers to the biological, or medical differences between men and women such as estrogen versus testosterone, or a vagina versus a penis. The hormonal differences between men and women has always been clear. When a women is ovulating, she is hormonal. However there has never been a term for men since there is no physical change in the male body that promotes a hormonal imbalance. In a paper titled Sex and Gender are Different: Sexual Identity and Gender Identity are Different by Milton Diamond, Ph.D. explains how the terms have been interchanged in conversation, usually, casual but can be understood based on context. He continues to explain that in the scientific, medical, legal, political and religious discourse the interchange of the terms can lead to confusion. …show more content…
In both terms, gender and sex, the masculinity and femininity is evident. Phrases like “man up” or “don’t be such a girl” come to mind when describing gender. Implying the men need to be tough and women are weak. The same applies to sex, men tend to be bigger, stronger and at times rougher than their female
(NAME)
ETH125
March 13, 2014
Kathleen Gray
Gender and Sex Worksheet
What is gender? What is sex in biological terms? Are gender and sex the same thing? Explain why or why not?
Gender is the terminology usually referring to the social role between men and women. It is used to explain the cultural differences, more than the physical or biological differences. When referring to a person’s masculinity or femininity the term “gender” is used. The term “sex” refers to the biological, or medical differences between men and women such as estrogen versus testosterone, or a vagina versus a penis. The hormonal differences between men and women has always been clear. When a women is ovulating, she is hormonal. However there has never been a term for men since there is no physical change in the male body that promotes a hormonal imbalance. In a paper titled Sex and Gender are Different: Sexual Identity and Gender Identity are Different by Milton Diamond, Ph.D. explains how the terms have been interchanged in conversation, usually, casual but can be understood based on context. He continues to explain that in the scientific, medical, legal, political and religious discourse the interchange of the terms can lead to confusion. …show more content…
In both terms, gender and sex, the masculinity and femininity is evident. Phrases like “man up” or “don’t be such a girl” come to mind when describing gender. Implying the men need to be tough and women are weak. The same applies to sex, men tend to be bigger, stronger and at times rougher than their female