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==About==
 
==About==
[[Gender]] is a [[similarity cluster]] or [[conceptual model]] used to simplify explanations of a number of biological phenomena. As these phenomena underlie a great deal of biology, gender and its confusing partial-synonym, "[[sex]]", are often taken as being themselves fundamental to how biology operates, but this view (known as [[gender essentialism]]) is mistaken.
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[[Gender]] is a [[similarity cluster]] or [[conceptual model]] used to simplify explanations of a number of biological phenomena. As these phenomena underlie a great deal of biology is often taken as being themselves fundamental to how biology operates, but this view (known as [[gender essentialism]]) is mistaken.
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(For a solid introduction to the science around gender, see {{l/htyp|gender/101}} on HTYP.)
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==Terminology==
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The word [[sex]] is (somewhat confusingly) often used as a synonym for [[gender]].
 
===Related Pages===
 
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* [[gender disparity]]
 
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* {{conservapedia}} as of 2017-08-23 redirects to "Sex" and affirms the [[gender essentialism]] position: "Sex is the attribute of being either male or female..."
 
* {{conservapedia}} as of 2017-08-23 redirects to "Sex" and affirms the [[gender essentialism]] position: "Sex is the attribute of being either male or female..."
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** The same article defines "gender" as "what society expects of persons of different sexes", affirming the [[gender fundamentalist]] position.
 
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 25 August 2020

About

Gender is a similarity cluster or conceptual model used to simplify explanations of a number of biological phenomena. As these phenomena underlie a great deal of biology is often taken as being themselves fundamental to how biology operates, but this view (known as gender essentialism) is mistaken.

(For a solid introduction to the science around gender, see gender/101 on HTYP.)

Terminology

The word sex is (somewhat confusingly) often used as a synonym for gender.

Related Pages

Links

Reference