Differentiate between sex and gender.

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Varies. Sex is a biological construct and is defined by our external genitalia, chromosomes, and internal reproductive organs. Sex is the basis for the labels male or female. Gender, unlike sex, is a social concept and must be taught to us and continually created by us through interactions with others. This process varies across time and cultures as our assumptions about men and women change, but gender and gender identity, or the way we define ourselves and women or men, exists in some form or another in every society.

Sociology

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What will be an ideal response?

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