Assignment-1

Definition of Gender: 1) A grammatical category used in the classification of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and in some languages, verbs that may be arbitrary or based on characteristics such as sex or animacy and that determines agreement with or selection of modifiers, referents, or grammatical forms. 2) Sexual identity, especially in relation to society or culture. 3) The condition of being female or male; sex or considered a group.

Julia Wood’s definition of gender is a social, symbolic system through which a culture attaches significance to biological sex.

Julia Wood states gender is socially constructed and expressed. Gender is something individuals learn through culture. Genders vary over time and across cultures.

I think Julia Wood is correct in stating in the text, ‘that gender is socially constructed and expressed’ among people who do not know what they are and who they truly are. I think cultures/societies are made up of ‘Thinkers’ that have no facts and truth too whom they believe they are and the purpose for having a life or being granted to live in the body to function on earth. God would not create a being in its image to not know their sex or accidentally grant a person life as a female or male gender based on preferences. I know people do not believe in Western culture that God do not make new souls. We are recycled come back again to try again to live life the way God intent, which is in his/her image. We have to remember that most cultures are not based on the Laws of God; man has created misunderstanding and misconceptions of roles, relationships, gender preferences, cultures, mental issues, wrong beliefs, fears of the unknown, and the control to enforce ones’ opinions created these issues; all based on man’s beliefs, desires, and thinking. When nations function in the likeness of God and know they have a choice of being a divine person or human/animal, that determines the communication among people and genders, sex and other factors stated in the text would resolve past, current and future issues on this subject. Again, people conduct themselves based on their beliefs, fears and their thinking; not by facts or truth. Western cultures are based on intelligence of opinions, or how properly you speak, or how pleasant you present yourself that makes others different from you comfortable with their beliefs, thinking, and fears.

Yes, we are a society of two sexes and three genders. There is only two sexes, but in regard to gender; I would say we have to consider the intersexed people who have both sex organs.