Ken Steele wrote 23 February: <<I have always used "sex" when I wanted to indicate biological classification and "gender" when I wanted to indicate social role/personal identity. When I write about people who have served in experiments I use the word "sex" because my classification of them was based on inferences about their biological status and not social role.>>
I believe the replacing of "sex" by "gender" in relation to human behaviour was popularised in the era when it became received truth in some influential academic circles that differential behaviour between males and females was wholly socially constructed. Is there any situation (outside the context of languages) where the word "gender" could not be replaced by "sex" without the meaning being absolutely clear? Allen Esterson London www.human-nature.com/esterson/index.html --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
