Biological Characteristics Of Sex And Gender

I feel that sex is a biological characteristic that refers to a person’s genetics and genitalia whereas I feel that gender is what sex you identify with and is defined within a society into specific roles. I also feel that gender can be defined by the individual since a person may be born one sex but feel that they can identify with another. As well as some people can identify with both genders or even none at all. I feel when it comes to a persons gender it is more complicated than a persons sex because according to our readings gender comes more from an internal feelings as opposed to external appearance. As per our readings the journal called Doing Gender states that sex was told to students to describe biology such as anatomy, hormones and physiology. While gender, was described as an achieved status that was constructed through psychological, cultural and social means. For example woman in our society wear skirts. However, in other societies such as in Ireland the men wear kilts, which is considered very masculine in their society. Until recently I believed sex and gender were one in the same. However, over the last couple of years I have learned that they are not one in the same. I learned that you can be born male or female due to your genetics, however, you can identify as a different gender such as a biological male that believes he is meant to be a female. …show more content…
In heteronormativity heterosexuality is the normal role between a male and female and links a persons biological sex with their gender. Another connection between the two is that they are both categories made my society to label everyone as male or