Gender Identity

Question 1

what is sex?

Answer 1

physical differences between male and female

Question 2

what is gender?

Answer 2

socially constructed ideas of how sexes should behave

Question 3

briefly describe biological determinism with an example

Answer 3

gender is based on NATURE e.g. men are dominant because its genetic

Question 4

briefly explain social construction with an example

Answer 4

gender is based on NURTURE e.g. different societies create different expectations of genders

Question 5

what did Margeret Meads study show?

Answer 5

men as nurturing and women as aggressive