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Gender

Known as: sex (gender), sex, gendered 
The assemblage of properties that distinguish people on the basis of the societal roles expected for the two sexes.
National Institutes of Health

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FemalesMalesSex Characteristics
Gender IdentityIncreased LibidoLibidoPornography

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Reproductiondemographic characteristics

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Cultural Schemas, Social Class, and the Flexibility Stigma
Flexibility programs have become widespread in the United States, but their use has not. According to a recent study, 79% of… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Bending gender, ending gender: theoretical foundations for social work practice with the transgender community.
Gender is a ubiquitous social construct that wields power over every individual in our society. The traditional dichotomous… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Choosing organics: a path analysis of factors underlying the selection of organic food among Australian consumers
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
How gender roles influence sexual and reproductive health among South African adolescents.
Although the literature on Africa increasingly adopts a gendered approach to sexual and reproductive health issues, few studies… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Differences in the Decision to Attend College among African Americans, Hispanics, and Whites
Over the past decade, the number of African American and Hispanic undergraduates enrolled in colleges and universities nationwide… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Gender Differences in Risk Perception: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives
A substantial body of risk research indicates that women and men differ in their perceptions of risk. This paper discusses how… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Different Paths: Gender, Immigration and Political Participation
Building on arguments made by Grasmuck and Pessar (1991), Hardy-Fanta (1993), and Hondagneu-Sotelo (1994), among others, this… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Gender And The Professional Predicament in Nursing
Introduction: The Discontents of Nurses. Part One Gendered Worlds: On gender, Identity and Action The Masculinity of… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Rhetorical Spaces: Essays on Gendered Locations
The arguments in this book are informed at once by the moral-political implications of how knowledge is produced and circulated… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Gendered Lives: Communication, Gender, and Culture
Introduction. Opening the Conversation. Part I: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS. 1. The Study of Communication, Gender, and Culture. 2… 
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