Biological sex is generally defined in terms of the gametes - males produce many of the small ones, females few of the large ones. Accordingly, your student needs to be prepared to gather gametes. Or you could just ask and trust. For gender (sexual identity) , ask and trust may be the only option. ??
Does "gay" refer to SEXUAL orientation? If so, then gender is
irrelevant, isn't it? If the relationship is between two sperm producers or
two egg producers, it is homosexual, even if one had male gender and the other
female gender, eh? If between an egg producer and a sperm producer it is
heterosexual even if one both have the same gender, eh?
http://core.ecu.edu/psyc/wuenschk/docs00/Sex-Gender.htm
Cheers,
[Description: Karl L. Wuensch]<http://core.ecu.edu/psyc/wuenschk/klw.htm>
From: Marte Fallshore [mailto:ma...@cwu.edu]
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 12:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [tips] gender versus sex
I guess I need to clarify. The study is looking at factors that may impact
one's judgement regarding another's sexual orientation. Of course it is
nobody's business, but many people do it anyway. We also realize this varies by
country (& even region), but the research is US-bound.
The student researcher is interested in understanding factors that may lead to
gay hate crimes so we may better educate people. In this particular section of
her paper, she is explaining why, for those people who want to 'assign' sexual
orientation to others, they must first determine the actual sex/gender of the
couple they are judging. My question is, which word is more accurate in this
discussion. I am certainly NOT condoning people who want/need to know one's
sexuality (having a unisex name and a partner with a unisex name, I actually
work hard NOT to let on what my sexual orientation is to my students just to
keep them on their toes). The fact is, people assign sexual orientation
(rightly or wrongly) and the purpose of this research is understanding and
education. I hope this clarifies why the question. If not, I apologise. Regards,
Marte
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>>> "Dr. Bob Wildblood" <drb...@rcn.com<mailto:drb...@rcn.com>> 01/26/12 3:56
>>> PM >>>
You aren't talking about sex or gender, you are talking about sexual
orientation, and whose business is that anyway?
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>Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:35:02 -0800
>From: Marte Fallshore <ma...@cwu.edu<mailto:ma...@cwu.edu>>
>Subject: [tips] gender versus sex
>To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)"
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> Some colleagues and I are having a discussion about
> when it is appropriate to use the terms gender and
> sex. The issue is around a paper by a student where
> they are pointing out that in order to determine
> someone's sexual orientation, you need to determine
> their sex/gender. For example, if you see a couple
> holding hands and one is a man and the other is a
> woman, you would probably infer that it is a
> heterosexual couple. On the other hand, if you
> determine that both are men (or both women) you
> would probably infer that they are a homosexual
> couple. The question is, are you determining sex or
> gender? We can't find anything on this issue on the
> APA website, and, of course, the manual simply
> points out that gender is socially constructed and
> sex is biological.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marte
>
>
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> When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint.
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