Understanding Sex and Gender
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What is the primary factor defining sex?

  • Physiological characteristics (correct)
  • Biological variation
  • Social expectations
  • Gender roles

    • How does gender differ from sex?

  • It is solely based on biological properties
  • It transforms biological properties into socially defined roles and behaviors (correct)
  • It is reinforced through rewards and penalties
  • It is a natural assumption about behavior

    • What does the affirmations/sanctions model explain?

  • The natural assumptions about gender differences
  • Biological differences in gender roles
  • The impact of social factors on observed gender gaps (correct)
  • The separation of sex from gender

    • What do variations in how men and women are treated or expected to behave across different times and places demonstrate?

    <p>Significant impact of social expectations on gender differences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text caution against assuming about gender differences?

    <p>All gender differences are natural, not social</p> Signup and view all the answers

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