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What is the primary distinction between sex and gender?
What is the primary distinction between sex and gender?
Which term describes someone whose gender identity matches the sex assigned at birth?
Which term describes someone whose gender identity matches the sex assigned at birth?
What defines a person's gender identity?
What defines a person's gender identity?
Which of the following describes an asexual individual?
Which of the following describes an asexual individual?
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What does 'non-binary' refer to in gender identity?
What does 'non-binary' refer to in gender identity?
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Study Notes
Sex
- Refers to biological and physiological differences between males and females.
- Distinct from gender, which is socially and culturally constructed.
Gender
- Socially and culturally constructed roles, behaviors, identities, and expectations associated with being male or female.
Sexual Orientation
- Refers to romantic and sexual attraction.
Heterosexuality
- Attraction to the opposite sex.
Homosexuality
- Attraction to the same sex.
- Lesbian: Female attracted to female.
- Gay: Male attracted to male.
Bisexuality
- Attraction to both men and women.
Pansexuality
- Attraction to all sexes.
Asexuality
- No sexual attraction.
Gender Identity
- A person's internal sense of their own gender.
Cisgender
- Gender identity matches the sex assigned at birth.
Transgender
- Gender identity differs from the sex assigned at birth.
Non-binary
- Do not exclusively identify as male or female.
- May identify as both genders, neither gender, a combination of genders, or as a different gender entirely.
Gender Expression
- How individuals express their gender identity through behavior, clothing, hairstyles, and outward manifestations.
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This quiz explores key concepts related to sex, gender, and sexual orientation. Understand the differences between biological sex and gender identity, as well as various sexual orientations. Test your knowledge on terms like heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and non-binary identities.
