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Sex
Classification of people as male or female based on biological characteristics.
Biological Determination
Principle that behavioral differences are the result of inherited physical characteristics.
Gender Identity
A sense of being male or female based on learned cultural values.
Gender Socialization
The social process of learning how to act as a boy or girl.
Sexism
A set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values used to justify sexual inequality.
Occupational Sex Segregation
The concentration of women in lower-status positions.