Influence of Biological and Social Processes on Sex and Gender

This report discusses the influence of biological and social processes on sex and gender. It explores the difference between sex and gender, the role of genes and hormones, and the impact of socialization in school, family, friends, and society.

How might biological and
social processes influence sex
and gender

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Gender along with different examples........................................................................................3
Difference between sex and gender............................................................................................3
Explaining gene and hormones and how it affect sex and gender..............................................5
Socialization- school, family,friends, society.............................................................................5
Explaining relationship between socialization and gender.........................................................6
Analyzing relationship between socialization and gender..........................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
In society, biological and social process influences Gender and sex. There are different
sex like masculine and feminine but numbers of gender are much higher which can rather than
male and female, transgender and many more. This report aims to understand different aspect
regarding gender and sex which is related with the biological and social process. In this report,
there is a discussion about gender and different example related to gender. There is also a
discussion about the difference between sex and gender. In this report, there is an explanation
related to gene and hormones which can affect sex and gender. There is also a discussion about
socialization which is having an influence related to school, family, friends and Society. There is
also some discussion and analysis about the relationship between socialization and gender (Joshi,
(2020)).
MAIN BODY
Gender along with different examples
Gender refers to cultural differences expected of women and men according to their
sexual orientation to biological approach. It is suggested that there is no distinction between sex
and gender. Gender is determined by two different factors chromosomes and hormones. Gender
refers to the cultural and social distinction which associated by male and female. Gender is
identified as either masculine and feminine. There is a difference between sex and gender which
refers to the biological aspect of females and males. Whereas, gender implies social-cultural
behavior and psychological aspect of being female and male. There are different kinds of gender
which include transgender, gender, non-binary, third gender, a combination of these and many
more.
Transgender- This is the one in which gender identity is different and are assigned at
birth and identify as transgender. This is decided during birth by a doctor as girl or boy.
Sometimes inter assignment gets based on someone's genitals to match gender. In some cases,
there is no alignment with genitals and is said to be part of the gender binary (Dorenkamp,
(2017)).
Non-binary- When any person is not identified as man or woman or any of the gender
then it can be used as an umbrella term that identifies that feeling in deciding male or female.
Gender binary being non-binary leads to different things with different people.

Difference between sex and gender
Historical sex and gender is the term which has been used interchangeably and uses are
increase in distinct. To this, there is a need to understand the difference between sex and gender.
There is a huge difference between both of them but society is not able to distinguish between
them.
Sex- This refers to a set of biological attributes in animals or humans. This is associated
with a psychological and physical feature which includes gene expression, hormone level,
chromosomes and functions including reproductive anatomy. Sex is generally categorized as
male and female but there is variation in biological attributes. Sex is generally assigned during
the birth of a child (Martin, (2019)).
Gender- Gender refers to socially constructed which have expression boys, men, women,
girls expression and gender diversity people. This is the one in which they influence how people
perceive themselves or others. This is the one in which it is determined by act and interaction and
distribution of resources and powers in society. There is no identity confirmed of gender in
binary for statics. This exists and changes over time. This is diversity for individuals or groups
with the experience and expresses gender through roles and expectations. These are the complex
way through which gender is expressed in society. Gender is generally different from sexual
orientation and there is a difference between sex and gender where sexual orientation is very less
able to identify gender.
Example of gender
 In our society pink color is said to be a suitable color for girls and the blue color is said to be
a suitable color for the boy. This creates gender differences that identify the gender.
 There is also an example of high heels which are generally used by a female in much of the
world. This is also able to determine gender. There is also perception over time that high
heel is associated with a feminine but there is nothing intrinsic. Regarding high heels, it is
the social norms that made the consideration that High Heels are only for girls (Marzona,
(2018)).
Sex Gender
 This primary belongs to Physical attributes
characteristics of body and sex organ
which can distinct more of individuals.
 Generally depends upon attitudes and
behavior of women or men.
 Gender learn through religion, family,

 Sex is generally biologically determined
by its hormones and genome.
 Sex is relatively constant through time and
in different cultures.
education and acquired identity.
 Gender socialized and able to very true
time.
Explaining gene and hormones and how they affect sex and gender
In recent years, it has been observed that there is a distinct self difference which is generally
caused due to gonadal hormones and sex chromosome complement. The hormonal effect can be
generally detected by manipulating the level of hormones. There is also a synthesis or action
which can find hormone can provide sex differences. There are two types of a chromosome
which are complementary and manipulate in several X and Y chromosome. There is a model
which is known as the Mouse model which can determine by the effect of the sex chromosome.
There is a difference and that can cause an effect when there is XX chromosome which can
influence the female and XY chromosome can influence the sex of male (Choi, (2019)). Such
like this, a chromosome can influence sex and hormones can provide sex difference that is either
male or female. There is some hormone that is available in the body which can influence sex and
gender. There is a hormone that is a sex hormone which is probably known as estrogen. This
occurs in the ovaries which can produce in the ovaries adrenal gland along with fat cells produce
a small amount of estrogen which plays a crucial role in reproduction and sexual development
scans during puberty.
Socialization- school, family, friends, society
It can be said that the whole society can refer to the agency for socialization. In this, any
person who gets in contact with another one gets an agent of socialization. This is the one which
finds in interaction and level to influence interaction regarding the particular group (Guo,
(2021)).
Friends- Friends or playmates can influence the process of socialization. In this, the young child
accepts the way which group appreciates in social life regarding rules. In the present day, friend
socialization is increasing from date today this time. Young people can spend considerable time
with another person who is outside of family or home. Young people who live in cities and
having access to automobiles like to spend their time away from families. In a study, it has
shown that motorcycle cards, College campus culture, athletic group culture etc. can provide

different socialization. These friends are some valuable functions to assist adult responsibilities.
It has been seen that teenagers like to make other friends and to involve them in their group. This
can encourage someone to violet cultural norms which are like stealing automobiles, driving
recklessly and many more (Lambert, (2020)).
.
Family- Family is the children's first world. Here, they learn to walk, work, speak etc.
Here. there is the development of responsibility of children according to with age and sexes.
Family is said to be the primary agency for socialization where a child develops their habit that is
regarding sleeping, eating etc. In this, children experience authority, corporation, love, protection
and direction. Language is the one which learns from family during childhood.
School- After family, Educational institutes are the ones who take over the charge of
socialization which takes place within the family and with children who get socialized. The
educational system not only teaching writing and reading but also they are teaching other basic
skills which can help to get social in society. This also teaches them to discipline and to co-
operate with others in regarding following rules and to test the achievement through competition.
Schools are the one which can set of expectations regarding occupation professional work to
follow when they get mature. They have the responsibility to imparting knowledge and teaching
discipline which can use during adult in society (Heiman, (2019)).
Society- This is the one which is there able to provide different socialization learning
which is regarding life their life. Society can provide learning about different benefits regarding
different norms which should be there for better life expectancy.
Explaining the relationship between socialization and gender
Society is the one which expects various behavior and attitudes from boys and girls.
Gender socialization refers to the tendency for girls and boys to get socialized differently. In this.
boys are praised for playing the role of the male gender and girls are raised to play the role of the
female gender. Here, gender role refers to the set of attitude, behavior and personality which are
expected and encourage based on his or her sex.
Influence of biology- Experts disagree on the difference between men and women which
is regarding nature, nurture or a combination of both nature and nurture (Clasen, (2018)).
.

Example- Boys can use the dominant hemisphere of their brain. Whereas, the female can
use both hemispheres of the brain. Due to this, females can communicate easily rather than males
and can speak and read more earlier than boys.
Influence of family- This is the one in which it can easily be seen that families like to
provide a pink color to a baby girl and blue color to boys. These are considered appropriate as
per their respective sexes.
Example- Girls received dolls to provide care and to get ready for the role of mother in
the future. Whereas, boys get dolls likely to be action figures and bring out aggressive
tendencies.
Influence in education- In society, a teacher likes to focus on boys to make boys more
challenging due to they believed that boys are highly analytical. There is a perception that boys
can easily access their Math and Science rather than girls.
Analyzing the relationship between socialization and gender
It can be observed that there is a high relationship between socialization and
gender. There can be seen easily that there is the relationship between gender and socialization
which is there can easily be seen that in education where socialization is there with different
gender which shows that there is the difference during education that boys are provided high
focus to maths and science. It is also seen that girls are not able to solve maths as easier as boys.
Socialization regarding influence in biology is regarding colors that boys are likely to like blue
color and girls are likely to like pink colors. This helps to get the relation between socialization
between gender. It is observed that there are different relationships between socialization and
gender which can be easily observed in a family that baby boy is like to provide doll which is
regarding the action that indicated about to reveal hardness and aggression. They like to act like
men and to be strong. These are some of the relationships which are analyzed between
socialization and gender. This can help to identify such type of relationship between socialization
and gender (Rensburg, (2017)).
CONCLUSION
From the above discussion, it can be concluded that there is a biological and social
process that can influence sex and gender. This report can provide understanding about
differences and different aspects of gender and sex. In this report, their discussion about gender

along with a different example. There is also discussion about the difference that is between
Gender and sex. There is also some discussion regarding gene and hormones which have an
impact on sex and gender. There is also discussion related to socialization which includes
School, family, friends and Society. There is some explanation and analysis regarding the
relationship between socialization and gender.

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