ok when I am talking about male and female people than I should say sex and when I am talking about male and female ideas or things than I should say gender..is this correct?
2007-09-26 07:36:14 · 8 answers · asked by ♥ ~Sigy the Arctic Kitty~♥ 7 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
sex is
biological
category
Dichotomous
Gender is more related to
Status.
Behaviors.
Roles.
Expectations,
Characteristics and
Continuum
2007-09-26 07:45:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋
yeah that's pretty much right. that's why there shows called the battle of the sex's between male and female or when your asked what sex are you you check either male or female and your gender is a part of your social identity.
but it is possible to change both your sex and gender or just your one or the other.
but then again it is possible to have both female and male body parts and a mix of male and female gender ideas but only a small percentage of people make any changes.
its easier to just say people. for example when you see an animal like a monkey you don't see male or female just a monkey and i don't think gender exist for them.
2007-09-26 18:46:37 · answer #2 · answered by bayarealatino925 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
originally 'gender' was a grammatical term borrowed from philology. many language have gender, and by no means all of them have 'genders' based on sex differentiation.
when american theorists started to talk about the cultural differences between men and women they were uncomfortable talking about 'sex' (americans have always been uncomfortable talking about sex) so they borrowed the term 'gender' from grammar theory (without really understanding it properly).
if you are embarassed about using the word 'sex' you should always use 'gender' instead. (this is how the word was introduced in the first place).
if you prefer to call things by their proper names you should say 'sex' when you mean sex (the difference between male and female), and 'gender' when you are referring to a grammatical category.
2007-09-26 15:25:34 · answer #3 · answered by synopsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both words are interchangeable as use in the American Language, I have always used gender when addressing a group of people and used both when in a private conversation, I never realized I did this until I read your Question.
Thanks, no ESL but same usage.
2007-09-26 18:42:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sex is biological differences, and Gender is cultural differences. Feminists believe that most things are socially constructed leading to using the word Gender. Most scientists believe that most things are biological.
I personally believe that everything has been socially constructed based on our biological differences, in order to facilitate survival. As we grow technologically, we adapt to the new changes creating new social constructs(e.g. Most jobs in past were physically laboring requiring physical strength, and it took hours to cook a meal because it had to be done from scratch, and there were no dishwashers, washing machines and so on). With changes in our environment from technology, we adapt to those changes on a social level allowing women to work while still surviving as a group.
2007-09-26 14:42:28 · answer #5 · answered by Nep 6 · 7⤊ 1⤋
The terms are interchangeable.
You may use them as you see fit.
Your beliefs on the words are a result of your personally constructed associations with respect to the terms but are quite common.
2007-09-26 15:26:38 · answer #6 · answered by Nidav llir 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. That is correct according to my understanding.
2007-09-26 15:05:20 · answer #7 · answered by Steve-O 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wel its exactly the reverse of wut u said lol see gender refers more in a scientific n formal way of speakin but wut u said is rite but opposite of that
2007-09-26 14:46:50 · answer #8 · answered by Albert 3 · 1⤊ 5⤋