GENDER AND SOCIETY OCTOBER 19, 2023

Organizing concepts and finding

connections
 1 Differentiate sex, gender, & sexuality

2 Discuss the implication of these

At the end of the differences
discussion, the
students are expected Contemplate about your own
3
to: sexuality and on the importance of
appreciating sexual diversity.
GENDER AND SOCIETY OCTOBER 19, 2023

What does it mean to be male or

female? Or to be feminine or
masculine, or to be a man or
woman?
 The Biological Dimension of your gender and sexuality

SEX (Physical Sex)

This is typically determined by examining your genitals
which are associated with reproduction - the process of
creating an offspring.
Penis and Testicles = Male; Vagina and Ovaries = Female.
Hermaphroditism - baby’s genitals appear conglomerate
of male and female organs (requires examination).
Chromosomes - protein structures which contain your
genetic material.
Sex Chromosomes - mark’s a person’s biological sex (XX -
Female; XY - Male)
HORMONES: Testosterones - male hormones (sex drive and
aggressiveness); Progesterone and Estrogen - female
hormones (lactation, menstruation, etc.)
 GENDER
Masculinity and Femininity
The Social Dimension of one’s
sexuality.
Determining the normality of a
behavior relative to one’s biological
sex is what we call as
heteronormativity.
GENDER IDENTITY
Our sense of WHO WE ARE.
Transgenders - a person’s biological sex is not
in line with one’s gender identity. (May undergo
surgery)
Sexual Orientation - emotional and sexual
attraction to other people. (Starts at the age of
6-8, then in adolescence when we start dating
and relationships).
Heterosexuals - attracted to the opposite sex
Homosexuals - attracted to the same sex (i.e.
gay, lesbian)
Bisexuals - attracted to both
Queer - odd (identity does not lie part of the
spectrum)
GENDER AND SOCIETY OCTOBER 19, 2023

This is the main goal of this

subject!