are the biological traits that societies use to assign people into the category of either male or female.

more fluid – it may or may not depend upon biological traits. More specifically, it is a concept that describes how societies determine and manage sex categories.

examines how society influences our understandings and perception of differences between masculinity and feminity.

what society deems appropriate behaviors for a “man”

what society deems appropriate behaviors for a “woman”

describes people whose biological body they were born into matches their personal gender identity.

is where one’s biological sex does not align with their gender identity.

describes variations on sex definitions related to ambiguous genitalia, gonads, sex organs, chromosomes, or hormones.

about sexual attraction, sexual practices, and identity. Just as sex and gender do not always align, neither does gender and sexuality

describes the tasks and functions perceived to be ideally suited to masculinity versus femininity.

refers to a person’s emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex (male or female)

a social theory about how meaning is created through social interaction to things and we say to other people.

Gender, like all social identities, is____

Professor Connell defines this as a broad set of processes which include gender relations and gender practices between men and women and “the effects of these practices in bodily experience, personality and culture.”

ideal to which other masculinities must interact with, conform to, and challenge.

Thry argue that the social constructionist perspective on gender explores the taken-for-granted assumptions about what it means to be “male” and “female,” “feminine” and “masculine.” They explain: “women and men are not automatically compared; rather, gender categories (female-male

systems of knowledge shared by a relatively large group of people.

Thiz play important roles in our culture and daily lives.

both argued that women’s and men’s languages emerged due to cultural differences. They were still arguing for a binary model (men:women).

Two types of talk according to Tannen

language of conversation that women use to form relationships and establish connections. It is a private, comfortable language where cooperation is key

position themselves within a hierarchy. They do so by exhibiting their knowledge and skills, to hold center stage, and control situations. Competition, not cooperation, is key.