1. Sex and Gender
• Sex refers to biology.
• Gender refers to culture.

2. Sex and Gender
• Sex- biological characteristics that distinguish females
and males, consisting of primary and secondary
characteristics (Henslin 2010)
• Gender- the behaviors and attitudes that a society
considers proper for its males and females; masculinity
or femininity (Henslin 2010)
Henslin, James. 2010. Sociology: A Down-to-Earth-Approach, Books A La
Carte (10th Edition). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

3. Gender in the USA
https://www.flickr.com/photos/minglemediatv/5485153604
Photographer: Mingle Media TV; February 27, 2011

4. Gender in Berma
https://www.flickr.com/photos/shapourbahrami/2373667324
Photographer: Shapour Bahraml; March 12, 2008.

5. Gender in Ethiopia
https://www.flickr.com/photos/deepblue66/8394211103
Photographer: Dietmar Temps; October 18, 2012

6. Gender in Japan
By Greg (Flickr: IMG_9381) [CC-BY-SA-
2.0(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by
-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia
Commonshttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wi
ki/File:Japanese_bride.jpg

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