Chapter 14
Gender and Sexuality
By Boundless
Sex is biologically determined based on chromosomes, hormones, gonads, internal reproductive anatomy, and external genitalia.
The biology of human sexuality includes the reproductive system and the sexual response cycle, as well as the factors that affect them.
Biological, emotional, and sociocultural factors can influence various sexual issues, such as disease and dysfunction.
From birth, children are assigned a gender and are socialized to conform to certain gender roles based on their biological sex.
Viewing gender as a spectrum allows us to perceive the rich diversity of genders, from trans- and cisgender to genderqueer and agender.
Gender identity is a person's subjective experience of their own gender; how it develops is a topic of much debate.