What Does The Practice Of Transgenderism Suggest About The Difference Between Sex And Gender?

The term ‘transgender’ is defined as an individual who believes that their gender identity does align with the biological sex for which was assigned at birth. It is critical to note that one’s gender and biological sex are two very different things. Biological Sex is derived from one’s anatomy, which essentially includes: genitals, chromosomes, and hormones. The ‘gender’ is derived from social/cultural stated norms; gender is also completely subjective from an individual standpoint to be speculated and influenced by society. To aid in differentiating these concepts, bring oneself back to the 1900s, were in an article (The Social Construction of Sexuality) by Seidman, he reveals that: “Some scientist believed that the homosexual was a type

Before discussing any of the above topics it is important to understand the following vocabulary, since they will be used throughout the paper and misunderstanding of such terms can originate confusion or inadequate conclusions and ideas towards the material discussed in this paper. The term definitions for this paper are obtained from Susan Stryker 's book, Transgender History (Stryker, 2008). The reason

Fifty years ago, nobody could ever have imagined how widely accepted transgender individuals would be in modern times. Countries all around the world had only ever known about the social distinction between men and women, which is known as ‘masculinity vs. Femininity’. However, now it is much more complex than that; as transgender and gender confused individuals are more widely accepted, it has become more of a case of sex vs. gender. “Sex is the biologically based distinction between men and women centring on sexual organs, while gender is the social and cultural rendering of masculinity and femininity.” (Oakley, 1972) And even though transgenders are accepted into society they still face inequalities such as not being accepted into a particular community, ostracised by families and friends,

The sociology of gender is one of the largest subfields within sociology; sociological gender studies look at the social construction of gender and how gender interacts with other social structures within society (Crossman, 2016). It Is important that one understands the difference between sex and gender to understand the sociology of gender; unlike gender, sex is biologically determined and relates to the reproductive organs a person has. In order to separate gender and sex sociologists use different pronouns; when discussing gender, sociologists use the terms man/woman and when discussing sex sociologists will use the terms male/female (Crossman, 2016). Although most people fall into wither the category of male or female, some people are born with ‘sex organs’ that do not clearly fit into either of the two specific sex categories, these people are known as intersex (Ashley Crossman, 2016). Gender is described as a social classification based on one’s identity and how one presents themselves to the world; this identity relates to the way one behaves and interacts within society. Many sociologists view gender as a learned behaviour and look at gendered identities as being culturally produced which makes gendered identities socially constructed (Crossman,

1.A. In the “doing gender”, author’s definition of sex is combined social condition and it is not just focus on the biological area. And also, author mentioned that different definition about sex, gender and sex category. Firstly, sex is build on traditional biological standard. It distinguished male or female by genitals. As the definition of sex, the people who was born without clearly character of male or female, those people called intersex. People’s definition of sex brings some bad influence to children’s growth. According the reading “Beyond Pink And Blue”, Intersex always received the medical treatment, and people usually can not give a right definition to the intersex people. “Recent estimates indicate that approximately one or two in every two thousand infants are born with anatomy that some people regard as sexually ambiguous.” (Preves. 2003) We can’t definite the sex just through the sexual organs but also need to combine the social implications. Secondly, sex category is a good way to definite sex, which through people’s actors, behaviors to help create definition of sex. In the article “doing gender”, author argues that people need to combine the physical characteristics and social norms to definite gender, rather than just use biological characteristics to definite the gender. It is more like the sociology of gender. For instance, in the society masculinity is more appropriate for men. otherwise, femininity is more appropriate for women. As a conclusion, the

Sex, gender or sexual orientation are a social construction. One of exemplified is the transsexual phenomenon. Transsexual has changed h/er natural body, for example, a man who feels has an identity as feminine, then changed h/er body to be female. Automatically, after sex as a biological fact has been turned into opposite then it will affect the change that determine the validity of such individuals to act in accordance with the provision of the fixed rules on sex, gender and sexual orientation. However, sex, gender and sexual orientation is liquid (fluid), not natural and it is changeable (and constructed by social conditions). Butler (1990) believes trans-gender and homosexuality are not social deviation, but a variation in the human identity that is based on a performative act (p.

Sex refers to the physical traits of male and females. Gender refers to the cultural behaviors,social behaviors, and attitudes learned through socialization with being male and female. The two-party sexual system of this article was apart of the nature theory discussed in our textbook. Nature refers to biological, physiological, heredity of an individual which can be fairly fixed. Many teenagers decide that they want to change their gender and become attracted to the same gender. For example, a female who dresses like a boy and dates another female is considered a transgender. Also, a lot of teenagers or older adults start to feel that they were born in the wrong body and decide to have a sex change (transexual). Most families do not accept the new change and therefore abandon their children. There have been many issues with parents wanting a certain gender, and dress the child according to the gender they would rather have. This situation makes the child question their gender/sexuality as they get

Culture and society shape and mould us into who we are in today’s world, and it is apparent that the fluidity of culture and society is held responsible for one’s gender to change over time. In the East, most transgenders in countries such as India and Thailand challenge cultural and social norms to claim alternative gender in this world. In the West, however, most transgenders define themselves as the opposite gender than the one others would consider as matching the one they were born. Looking at the example of a male identifying as a female, Lewins (1995:48) mentioned the tensions intertwined to the culture one was born into to the confusion of one who

In society sex and gender definition is not same. Sex refers to biological differences that determines female and male. On the other hand gender refers to social and cultural expectations toward peoples’ behaviors based on their sex, so it’s better to consider gender as a social construction, and I agree gender as social construction rather than biological reasons. In the following I want to descried a history of ideas about male and female, observing some sociologists’ opinions concerning the issue and also some dimension that how peoples’ ideas can affect gender roles in society, the development in their social ideas, and a brief explanation about how to reduce the fault believes about gender.

The topic being covered through the course of this paper will be an examination of how Western society’s view of the perceived gender of individuals will affect attitudes towards those in the Transgender community. It is the belief that due to gender norms regarding how individuals of the binary sexes should look, that there will be an increased level of prejudice and nonacceptance to those who may not conform to these physical ideals. This will be based on the ideas brought forth by Feminist theory, specifically using the article “The Socially Constructed Body: Insights from Feminist Theory” as the primary source (Lorber and Martin 2011; 249-273).

In the West a paradigm shift change occurs in the late 1980’s/early 1990’s regarding transgender identities. This move emerges from two different sources; one, from a growing activist faction of the transgender community and two, from academia, where an ascendant poststructuralism/postmodernism from various disciplines such as the Social Sciences and the Humanities is challenging (or queering) the hegemony of traditional social structures, such as the essentialist framing of gender. Instead it recognizes, reifies, and disseminates a social constructivist or social-approach model to gender. Our identities are less an imprecise product of DNA chromosomes and fetal hormones than an enforced reflection of social mores and discourses. Just as biology is not destiny,

“The American Psychiatric Association uses the term "gender dysphoria" as the medical diagnosis for people who feel their birth-assigned sex and their gender identity do not match.” In today's modern society people have become even more confident in expressing their inward thoughts. The use of the internet and/or cellular devices has made sharing ideas easier. Such as; their thoughts about gender, sexuality, and even religion.  I want to look at the effect of gender identity in society and the role it plays. In order to study the positive and negative outlooks/ideas about gender identity. I would have to look at this topic from both sides of the spectrum. From where state laws have some form of protection to  transgender students from harassment, bullying, and discrimination. Such as; in 2013, California lawmakers passed a law that will allow transgender students to compete on sports teams and use facilities based on their gender identity rather than their sex.

Gender is something that is complex and ambiguous, and cannot be set into a strict binary structure. Through Don Kulick’s ethnographic research, he spent time studying transgendered prostitutes called Travestis in Brazil. After reading Kulick’s book about the Travestis and their lifestyles I would like to argue that “gender” is an incredibly personal identity that is constructed by ones environment, and is heavily influenced by the binary categories of “male” and “female” and heteronormativity. Even within non-normative spheres, these binary divisions appear, which segregate groups of individuals depending on where they fall within the

Society’s views on gender is based upon the physical and genetic sex at birth. Every individual is assigned a gender, but numerous of human beings have felt that they were placed in the wrong one. Gender dysphoria or gender identity disorder, is defined as a conflict between an individual’s physical gender or appearance they were born in and the one that which he or she desires to be. People who experience this to the extremist level are referred to as transsexuals. Transsexuals have severe gender dysphoria. They are imprisoned in an unwanted body and have high aspirations of changing their body to correlate with their own gender identity. They also experience distress consisted of anxiety, depression, and irritability. Transsexualism in male

In this concept of S/G, it is possible to have cases that there is a female- man or male-woman since sex and gender are distinct (Haslanger 2). In Rachel Williams’ article, she has similar definition of Sex as Haslenger but different in the definition of gender. Williams defines that sex is the “biological sex”, and gender is “psychological sex” or “gender identity” (Williams 1). To clarify, I interpret Wiliiams’ definition of gender as one’s self-identification of one’s gender, which means the gender of a person is depended on how one identifies oneself. Williams uses a case of transgender to illustrate the S/G distinction; she illustrates that one can conceive a trans woman who can have a physical body of male and identify herself as a woman, and vice versa (1).