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| The word '''Gender''' is derived from the Old French word ''genre'', meaning "kind of thing". Gender as a ] term is a ] distinction and applies to words only, generally assigning them to the classes ''masculine'', ''feminine'' or ''neuter''. |
The word '''Gender''' is derived from the Old French word ''genre'', meaning "kind of thing". Gender as a ] term is a ] distinction and applies to words only, generally assigning them to the classes ''masculine'', ''feminine'' or ''neuter''. Gender as a ] term refers to a particular social status, and cluster of roles, that are often (but not exclusively) assigned on the basis of sex (the term ] refers to "males" and "females" classified according to genotypic differences and distinct primary and secondary sex characteristics). | ||
| ''Note:'' In the United States, "gender" is often used as a ] synonym for ]. | |||
| For usages relating to grammar and linguistics see | For usages relating to grammar and linguistics see | ||
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The word Gender is derived from the Old French word genre, meaning "kind of thing". Gender as a linguistic term is a grammatical distinction and applies to words only, generally assigning them to the classes masculine, feminine or neuter. Gender as a sociological term refers to a particular social status, and cluster of roles, that are often (but not exclusively) assigned on the basis of sex (the term Sex refers to "males" and "females" classified according to genotypic differences and distinct primary and secondary sex characteristics).
For usages relating to grammar and linguistics see
- Grammatical gender
- Gender-neutral pronouns
- Gender-specific pronoun
- Non-sexist language
- Singular they
For usages relating to sex and human relations see
- Gender and sexuality studies
- Gender studies
- Sexual orientation
- Transgender
- Transsexual
- Legal aspects of transsexualism
- Hate crime
- Patriarchy
- Psychology
For the use of the term in literary criticism see
Situations sometimes arise where gender may be mimicked by inanimate objects, notably in cable connectors that have male and female counterparts. In this context see