Description
For this paper, you will answer the following question: How does sex, gender, and sexuality affect people’s lives?
The question above is like a research question if you were to do a research paper. Your paper should be written formally, define the vocabulary terms, and provide specific details to support your main arguments. There are multiple correct ways to organize and discuss this topic.
This paper is NOT an opinion piece, so none of your personal opinion or experiences should be in it. Do not use outside sources for your paper. You are required to use only course materials (textbook, additional readings posted to Moodle, or course activities) to write this paper. If you do not cite any course materials, then you will not receive a passing grade for this assignment.
Format Requirements:
- 4 pages double spaced
- 12 point, Times New Roman font
- 1” margins on all sides of the page
- You must use and cite the course materials
- Citations must be in ASA or APA format
- Original news article: https://www.thestar.com/life/parent/2011/05/21/parents_keep_childs_gender_secret.html
- Article providing update on the family: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/06/30/baby-storm-gender_n_10756806.html
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Question to answer: How do sex, gender and sexuality affect people’s lives?
Introduction
Definitions:
Sex – biologically defined as either of two main categories (female and male) into which human
beings are usually divided on basis of their reproductive functions.
Gender – biologically defined as the state of being female or male – used with reference to
cultural and social differences.
Sexuality – an individual’s sexual preferences or orientation
Essentially, gender refers to the hugely shared sets of norms and expectations that are linked to
how men and women, boys and girls should behave. Dissimilar to sex, which usually refers to
the physiological and biological characteristics that define women and men, gender is usually
used to referring to the socially constructed behaviors, roles, attributes and activities that are
assigned to women and men in society. It should be noted that these said expectation s are
continually being reinforced and constructed through economic, political and social
relationships.
Research shows that the relationship between sexuality and gender cannot be regarded as of
separate and distinct categories but intimately connected. We are living in a society that
constructs the wr...
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