Sex and Gender: The Individual and Society

The individual and
society Poster

Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Explain the chosen theme........................................................................................................................3
Theories related to chosen theme.............................................................................................................3
Role of agency and structure in chosen theme.........................................................................................4
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................4
Reference.....................................................................................................................................................6

Introduction
In society, Sex is defined as a physical difference between the people who are female and
male or intersex. It is characteristics by their birth. On the other hand, gender includes how a
person identifies. Unlike the natal sex, gender is not made up of the binary forms. It is a broad
spectrum (Ben Hagai, Annechino and Antin, 2021). As the theme chosen in this report is Sex and
Gender, therefore, this report will include concept of sex and gender, theories related to the
chosen theme and role of the agency and structure in relation to the chosen theme.
Explain the chosen theme
Gender is a cultural definition of what it means to be women or man. Additionally it varies in
various ways throughout the diverse culture within this world. It has been shaped by the
religious, political, linguistic, philosophical and other cultural forces since many years.
Antecedently, gender is mainly depending on their sexes, capacity, strength and capability to do
a specific task and inequalities are majorly displayed within organization or at home. This theme
is very relevant toady in our society as sex and gender are key significant forces that shape each
and every aspect of human lives: individual know their bodies, mind and selves through their
gender and sex (Wetzel and Sanchez, 2022). As a society, legal definition or social expectation
about men and women sex and reproduction organization individual medical, educational, legal
and political system.
Theories related to chosen theme
Socialization theory- The gender socialization is described as a tendency for girls and boys to
be socialized differently. Girls are raised for conforming to female role or gender, whereas boys
are raised for conforming to male role or gender (Cohen and Karim, 2021). As per this theory,
society expects a different behavior or attitude from girls and boys. Language center in male
brain is normally in dominant (left), whereas, female utilize both hemispheres of brain for
processing the language.
Advantages
 It helps the people in expanding their horizon and improves quality of their life.
 It helps individuals in dealing with their emotion and makes their life easier.
Disadvantages
 It impacts the career choice of two different genders.
 It reinforces the gender role by creating or marinating the expectation for the gender
specific behavior.