Even though, the concept behind gender is understandable; however, gender is perceive several times as the sex of the person. However, that is not the case because gender is demonstrated as the act of portraying the sex after birth. When children are born, they are given a gender: male or female. However, this gendering of children is based by their genital part rather than their identity. The gendering of children demonstrates a different meaning than what most people will perceive it as. Gender being used as the equivalent of sex creates misinterpretation of what gender suggests and eventually creating harmful identities for individuals.
Gender cannot be considered the equivalent of sex since sex refers to male and female. In the scope of sex, gender associates with sex in being a factor to determine what a person’s gender is. However, it does not indicate that sex and gender are similar. Since such a connection is made, many would perceive …show more content…
According to Britta N. Torgrimson, the author of “Sex and gender: what is the difference?” states that gender is becoming frequently used in publications instead of sex which leads to much …show more content…
For instance, sex is not used as the term to label whether or not the person is a male or female, instead gender is the term that is used. This creates a situation where gender becomes the factor that labels all individual as either male or female which it can have everlasting effects on an individual. When it comes to the term gender, it is best to use it when it fits its context rather than the sex context. However, gender is still being use to label babies when they are born. When children are born they are labeled a gender: male or female, however, that is not the case as it is their sex rather than their gender as it is not determined until they reach adolescence or even
Gender cannot be considered the equivalent of sex since sex refers to male and female. In the scope of sex, gender associates with sex in being a factor to determine what a person’s gender is. However, it does not indicate that sex and gender are similar. Since such a connection is made, many would perceive …show more content…
According to Britta N. Torgrimson, the author of “Sex and gender: what is the difference?” states that gender is becoming frequently used in publications instead of sex which leads to much …show more content…
For instance, sex is not used as the term to label whether or not the person is a male or female, instead gender is the term that is used. This creates a situation where gender becomes the factor that labels all individual as either male or female which it can have everlasting effects on an individual. When it comes to the term gender, it is best to use it when it fits its context rather than the sex context. However, gender is still being use to label babies when they are born. When children are born they are labeled a gender: male or female, however, that is not the case as it is their sex rather than their gender as it is not determined until they reach adolescence or even