Chapter 6
Understanding Gender
Understanding Gender
We are moving away from gender
polarization in which “virtually every other
aspect of human experience” is connected
to male–female sex distinctions.
•Gender fluid or genderqueer
Sex, Gender, and Gender
Identity (1 of 3)
Sex: Anatomical, biological distinctions
•External genitalia
•Internal reproductive sex organs
•Hormones
•Chromosomes
Sex, Gender, and Gender
Identity (2 of 3)
Gender Identity: Deeply felt awareness or
inner sense of being
•A boy, man, or male;