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Revision as of 01:20, 8 February 2002 by 64.180.177.xxx (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)In its most common rudimentary usage gender represents the distinction between the sexes of living beings, including humans.
The usage of this term falls into several areas.
For usages relating to sex and human relations see
- Gender and sexuality studies
- Hate crime
- Legal aspects of transsexualism
- Patriarchy
- Psychology
- Sexual orientation
- Gender studies
- Transgender
For usages relating to grammar and linguistics see
For the use of the term in literary criticism see
For usages in biology 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