VARIATIONS
OF SEX & GENDER: SIX
PHENOMENA FREQUENTLY CONFUSED
This small book examines in careful details
six concepts used in modern sexology,
which are often confused with one another.
If we manage to distinguish these six different phenomena
related to sex and
gender,
we will have a better understanding of each:
I. Biological
sexes---genetically-given differences between males and females
---and the social implications of
being female, male, or intersex.
II. Male/female
self-designations---our self-concepts as boys/girls, men/women,
or transsexual.
III. Sex-roles---different
behaviors expected because of being male or female.
IV. Gender-personalities---personal
traits often associated with being 'masculine' or 'feminine'
V. Sexual
orientations---heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual.
VI. Cross-dressing---reasons
for putting on the clothes of the other sex.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION 2
CHAPTER I. Variations of Biological Sex: Female, Male, or
In Between?
Seven Criteria for Determining the Sex of a Human Being
1. Chromosomal Sex (XX, XY, or other) 3
2. Gonadal Tissue (Ovaries or Testes) 3
3. Hormonal Sex (Estrogen or
Testosterone) 3
4. Internal Reproductive Organs (Uterus or Prostate)
4
5. External Genitals (Clitoris, Vulva, & Vagina
or Penis & Scrotum) 5
6. Assigned Sex and Sex of Rearing (Girl or Boy)
5
7. Social & Legal Sex (Woman, Man, or Intersex) 5
Confusions Concerning the Origin of One's Biological Sex
7
CHAPTER II. Variations of Male/Female Self-Designation:
Transsexualism:
I Am a Boy; I Am a Girl; I Am a Man; I Am a Woman 8
CHAPTER III. Sex-Roles and their Variations:
Behavior Appropriate for Women and Behavior Appropriate for Men 14
The Gender-Pattern Chart 15
CHAPTER IV. Gender-Personalities: Thousands of Possible
Gender-Patterns 17
Confusions about Gender-Personalities 18
1. Biological Sex Does Not Create
Gender-Personality. 18
2. Boys With 'Feminine' Personalities Do Not Become
Gay. 19
3. Transsexualism is Not Caused by
Enculturation into the 'Opposite'
Gender-Personality. 19
CHAPTER V. Variations of Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual, Homosexual,
Bisexual
20
Confusions about Sexual Orientation 21
1. "Sexual Orientation" Is Better than "Sexual
Preference".21
2. Gender-Personalities Do Not Create Sexual
Orientation. 21
3. Most Homosexuals Are Not Transsexuals.
22
4. Transsexuals Are Not Homosexuals. 23
5. "Compulsory Heterosexuality" Is a Confused
Concept. 24
CHAPTER VI. Transvestism: Eight Different Reasons for
Cross-Dressing:
I Dress and Behave Like a Woman; I Dress and Behave Like a Man.25
1. Comfort and Convenience Reasons for Dressing Like
the Other Sex 25
2. Practical Reasons for Dressing Like the Other Sex
26
3. Women 'Passing' as Men 27
4. Transsexual Reasons for Dressing Like the Other
Sex 28
5. Sex-Script Reasons for Cross-Dressing 29
6. Homosexual Sex-Scripts that Call for Women's
Clothing 29
7. Female Impersonators Dress Like Women to
Entertain 30
8. Public vs. Private Cross-Dressing 30
BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS:
AUTHOR: James Leonard Park
TITLE: Variation of Sex & Gender
SUBTITLE: Six Phenomena Frequently Confused
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PUBLICATION DATE: 2008—1st edition
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