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[quote=YEMMIE,238907]Hello all. I understand all that has been said on this, but I have a slightly different perspective. The two words have different shades of meaning that are dependent on the context in which they are used. On legal forms, sex and gender are interchangeable - they simply mean male or female. In some contexts sex means intercourse. As far as I know, gender never means intercourse. I agree that sex does not conjure up the notions of the "proper" roles of males and females in human society, while gender does. Of course, what the proper roles are today is quite a controversial issue. There are almost as many different opinions as there are people to express them. I do believe that, in general, most women are better equipped to properly socialize children, though this is not true in all cases, and I do believe the absence of a father figure in the home has a negative effect on children. But I don't think of cooking, cleaning, etc. as women's work, not do I think of yard work, home repairs, etc. as purely men's work. There is plently of room to share these tasks, and I believe that doing so helps to bring up capable, independent, productive citizens.[/quote]
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