How do you make sense of the required reading for yourself

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Discussion Post: Sex and Gender

Purpose

After completing this discussion you will be able to explain the concept of gender and its biological determinants and characteristics and define and differentiate the terms: transsexualism, gender identity disorder, transvestism, third gender .

This activity gives us the chance to focus on the distinctions between gender, sex, and attraction. It has been adapted. See the list of terms that is included in this week's folder for more explanation of some of the terms used below.

Task

Part I

Question A. How do you make sense of the required reading for yourself? (Disclose only at the level with which you're comfortable sharing with other students in the class.)

Question B. Does this reading/knowledge change how you think about sex or gender?

Question C. Why is it problematic to try to guess what someone's biological sex might be based on their identity and expression?

Question D. Why is it problematic to try to guess what someone's sexuality/attraction might be based on their identity, expression, and sex?

Question E. What are some implications of all of this? And what will you take away from this activity?

Feel free to comment on other student posts. Remember Netiquette guidelines for online discussions and leave comments that are appropriate, on topic, kind, and respectful. A good rule of thumb is to only write a comment that you would feel comfortable sharing in person.

Part II:

Question A. Label the 4 components of "Genderbread Person" (image attached above and shown below). In other words, which part of the person represents gender identity? Which part represents biological sex? What part represents gender expression? Which part represents attraction?

Question B. Label the ends and middle of each scale/continuum below the image. Each continuum will need 3 labels.

Question C. Identify a well-known individual and discuss this person's gender identity, expression, biological sex, and sexuality based on what you learned in this activity. This write-up should be 200-400 words in length.

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