With the term sex, anthropologists are referring to biological differences. In contrast, they define gender as

A. one's biological identity.
B. the cultural construction of whether one is female, male, or something else.
C. the tasks and activities that a culture assigns to each sex.
D. a political system ruled by men that defines the identity of women.
E. the marked differences in male and female biology, which vary across cultures.


Answer: B

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