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Gender vs. Sex
Gender and sex differ, though they are related. Sex refers to the cluster of biological, chromosomal and anatomical features associated with maleness and femaleness in the human body. Gender refers to the social, cultural and psychological traits linked to males and females that define them as masculine or feminine. Gender expression refers to how one's internal gender is expressed publicly.

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What is "Gender"? Gender is an aspect in society that help create an identity for individuals whether that be physically, mentally, or culturally. When gender is perceived in the topic of sociology it is focusing on the roles that gender takes on in society. Gender can have a variety of aspects that will affect society such as roles in our world, stereotypes, and norms. All of these topics play a part in gender in our society and how individuals characterize gender. Gender has two popular topic areas of sociology that of which are Masculinity and Femininity. With both sides of this area within sociology come different theories that relate back to gender. For example, the feminist theory is incorporating sex, gender, race, equality and discrimination to reduce oppression for all those in our society. Gender can also be seen as a very important topic in the workplace. Some topics that are heavily discussed about gender in the workplace are the gender wage gap, over- and underrepresentation, and even education.