Sociological Perspective On Gender Roles In Society

When talking about gender roles in society, there will always be issues that arise. Although there are theories that help narrow these issues, the main problems come from a sociological perspective. These issues are in regard to, sex and gender, sexual orientation, and the people who identify themselves with an LGBT category.

Sex refers to the anatomical and biological differences between male and female. Gender is the social, cultural and psychological traits that are linked to males and females. Gender is what makes us feminine or masculine. For the most part, sex and gender have been linked together by society. If you are male then you are automatically considered masculine and if you are female you are automatically considered feminine.