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| * 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. See ]. | * 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. See ]. | ||
| * Gender is commonly used as a synonym for ], refering to "males" and "females" classified according to genotypic differences and distinct primary and secondary sex characteristics. This usage is considered incorrect by some. Also known as ''biological gender''. | |||
| * 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 ]. | * 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 ]. | ||
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The word Gender is derived from the Old French word genre, meaning "kind of thing". It has several meanings in modern usage:
- Gender as a linguistic term is a grammatical distinction and applies to words only, generally assigning them to the classes masculine, feminine or neuter. See grammatical gender.
- 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. See gender roles.
- 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 Gender changer.
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page.
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