Tue Aug 10, 2004, 11:54am
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Originally posted by TexBlue
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Originally posted by greymule
the word is gender
Interesting the way this word has evolved. Of course, in strict terms, a man is of the male sex and a woman the female. But, from the American Heritage Dictionary:
Traditionally, gender has been used primarily to refer to the grammatical categories of masculine, feminine, and neuter, but in recent years the word has become well established in its use to refer to sex-based categories, as in phrases such as gender gap and the politics of gender. This usage is supported by the practice of many anthropologists, who reserve sex for reference to biological categories, while using gender to refer to social or cultural categories. According to this rule, one would say The effectiveness of the medication appears to depend on the sex (not gender) of the patient, but In peasant societies, gender (not sex) roles are likely to be more clearly defined. This distinction is useful in principle, but it is by no means widely observed, and considerable variation in usage occurs at all levels.
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Huh???
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Never mind, Rick. Just think of having Howard Cosell as your sophomore English teacher 
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