GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
CONCEPT OF SOCIALISATION
Question
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They are essentially the same thing
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Gender is how a person presents, sex is the physical differences
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Sex is how someone presents; gender is the physical differences
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sex is usually categorized as female or male but there is variation in the biological attributes that comprise sex and how those attributes are expressed. Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours, expressions and identities of girls, women, boys, men, and gender diverse people.
Detailed explanation-2: -The World Health Organisation regional office for Europe describes sex as characteristics that are biologically defined, whereas gender is based on socially constructed features. They recognise that there are variations in how people experience gender based upon self-perception and expression, and how they behave.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sex refers to “the different biological and physiological characteristics of males and females, such as reproductive organs, chromosomes, hormones, etc.” Gender refers to “the socially constructed characteristics of women and men – such as norms, roles and relationships of and between groups of women and men.