Is it Sex or is it Gender

​       This is going to be a relatively short Fun Fact Friday. It seems that many people think the words “sex” and “gender” are interchangeable; they are not. Even several companies and the United States government are confused; telling you to choose your “gender” when they mean “sex.” So…what is the difference? It is very simple, sex is what you were born as (thus why physical anthropologists “sex” bones; they do not “gender” them as I speak about in this blog: http://anthropologicalconcepts.weebly.com/blog/male-or-female ), and gender is more of a difference within cultures or societal settings. For example, in many cultures a man is not dependent of age but with a rite of passage. Before they complete this rite, they are still a boy. That is gender. Even after they complete this rite, their sex is still male.
       So be smart, and show to the world you know how to use “sex” and “gender” correctly. I hope you enjoyed this Friday's fun fact! If you have an itching to get to the bottom of a small fact that has been festering in your mind, or if you have a blog topic you would like me to cover, or if you would just like to express your thoughts on this first Fun Fact Friday, please feel free to comment below.