GENDER

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Nugent, Pam M.S.
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Term for the condition of being male or female or neuter. Sex refers to the biological aspects of male and female. Gender implies the cultural, social, behavioural and psychological aspects.

GENDER: "Gender is whether you are male, female or neuter."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. GENDER IDENTITY
  2. GENDER ASSIGNMENT
  3. GENDER IDENTIFICATION
  4. FEMINISM
  5. ANDROGYNY 1
  6. GENDER SCRIPT
  7. GENDER NONCONFORMITY
  8. GENDER DYSPHORIA
  9. SOCIAL ROLE THEORY
  10. MALADAPTATION
Cite this page: Nugent, Pam M.S., "GENDER," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/gender/ (accessed May 26, 2018).
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