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To what extent is gender biologically constructed? To what extent is gender socially constructed?

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Gender refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls, and boys that are socially constructed. This includes norms, behaviors, and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl, or boy, as well as relationships with each other. As a social construct, gender varies from society to society and can change over time.

Gender is always a big topic when it comes to being socially and biologically constructed. Most people will say that you were born said gender so you have to act that way, but other people will tell you that if you wanna be a different gender, then do it. Parents are always the first to tell us that there are only two genders and that anyone who says else wise is lying. Parents know everything right? Wrong. Most parents feed their kids lies at a young age which is why some adults act the way they do. Gender in the social part of life is practically a war especially now with the LGBTQ.

The social construction of gender is demonstrated by the fact that individuals, groups, and societies ascribe particular traits, statuses, or values to individuals purely because of their gender, yet these ascriptions differ across societies and cultures, and over time within the same society.

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