Sex and Gender

Sex and Gender

Sex

• Sex refers to a person's biological status as either male or female
• Determined by different chromosomes in the first instance, which then influence hormonal differences as well as differences in anatomy

Gender

• Gender refers to a person's psychological status as either masculine or feminine
• Gender is at least partly environmentally determined and therfore due to nurture
• It may be that gender, as a learned concept is more fluid and open to change

Gender identity disorder

• Some people experience…