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Among the general public, '''gender''' is often understood as the dichotomous relationship between male and female but scholars expand the concept to include a number of other categories as well. This is because gender is shaped by more than the purely biological traits that determine an individual's sex: it also depends on factors of sexual orientation and social context. | Among the general public, '''gender''' is often understood as the dichotomous relationship between male and female but scholars expand the concept to include a number of other categories as well. This is because gender is shaped by more than the purely biological traits that determine an individual's sex: it also depends on factors of sexual orientation and social context. | ||
Revision as of 21:50, 4 March 2008
Among the general public, gender is often understood as the dichotomous relationship between male and female but scholars expand the concept to include a number of other categories as well. This is because gender is shaped by more than the purely biological traits that determine an individual's sex: it also depends on factors of sexual orientation and social context.