The concept of gender and sex is discussed here.

1. Concept of Gender

2. Meaning of Sex and Gender
Exercise I
Below are given a set of terms and ideas. Classify them in where you think they belong.
1.Biological
2.Sociological
3.Chromosomes
4.Hormones
5.Culture
6.Physiological
7.Psychological
8.Society

3. Meaning of Sex and Gender
• The terms ‘biological’, ‘chromosomes’, ‘hormones’, and ‘physiological’ point
to the internal human body, while the terms ‘sociological’, ‘culture’,
‘psychological’, and ‘society’ are related to the external aspects.
• The terms which describe the aspects of human body come to mean as sex,
while the rest of the terms describe gender.
• Sex and gender are like the two faces of the same coin. While sex refers to
the biological and physiological aspects, gender refers to the sociological and
cultural aspects.

4. Sex
• The word ‘sex’ comes from Latin word ‘Sexus’, which is determined by a person’ s
reproductive organs.
• It is a biological term; people are termed either male or female depending on their
sex organs, i.e., reproductive organs and genes.
• It refers to the genetic and physiological characteristics that indicate whether one is
male or female.
• Sex refers to the biological difference between males and females.
• It relates to the observable differences between their genitals and to their
psychological functions in procreation.

5. Gender
• The word ‘gender’ comes from Latin word ‘genus’, which means kind or
race.
• Gender is a psychological and cultural term referring to one’s subjective
feelings of maleness and femaleness.
• Gender may also refer to society’s evaluation of behaviour as masculine or
feminine.
• The social and cultural definitions of men and women are called gender.

6. Distinction between Gender and Sex
Gender
• Gender is socially constructed have
specific roles, responsibilities and
behaviour patterns.
• Gender is culture specific
• It varies within and between in society
(i.e. as per regulations of social
institutions)
Sex
• Sex is biological; it refers to
noticeable differences in
reproductive organs.
• Sex is natural, constant and
Universal.
• Sex cannot be changed

7. Feel free to ask any question....
Prepared By,
Dr. Prerna Mandhyan
Asst. Prof.
Dept. of Education
D. S. College, Katihar
7/23/2021