Defining Sex and Gender Quiz

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The biological characteristics that determine male or female status
The societal roles assigned to individuals based on their biological sex
The experience of oneself as male, female, agender, or any identity that differs from assigned sex (correct)
The expectation of behavior based on one's assigned gender at birth

Someone who embodies characteristics conforming to societal gender roles
A person who identifies strictly with their biological sex
An individual whose gender identity does not match their assigned sex at birth (correct)
A person who feels neither male nor female

They possess anatomical characteristics of both male and female sexes (B) Signup and view all the answers

All individuals adhere to the gender roles prescribed by their society (C) Signup and view all the answers

They do not identify with any gender. (A) Signup and view all the answers

It indicates a gender identity consistent with biological sex. (A) Signup and view all the answers

Gender identity involves personal identification, while gender roles involve social expectations. (C) Signup and view all the answers

They have a gender identity that differs from their assigned sex. (A) Signup and view all the answers

Intersex (A) Signup and view all the answers

Biological factors like chromosomes and hormones that distinguish males and females.

People with physical traits that don't fit typical male or female categories.

A person's internal sense of being male, female, both, neither or somewhere in between.

When your gender identity matches your assigned sex at birth.

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When a person's gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.

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Traditional view of gender roles and expectations mostly tied to a person's sex.

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Sex is determined by biological factors, categorized as male or female.
A small percentage of individuals are intersex, possessing anatomical characteristics of both sexes.
Gender, in previous contexts, focused on social expectations and roles connected to one's sex.
Gender identity is an individual's experience of their own gender. This can encompass feelings of being male, female, neither (agender), both (bigender), or something more fluid (nonbinary, genderfluid).
Cisgender individuals have a gender identity aligning with their assigned sex.
Transgender individuals have a gender identity that differs from their assigned sex.