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A '''sex''' is one of two specimen categories of species that recombine their [[genetic]] material in order to [[reproduction|reproduce]], a process called ''[[genetic recombination]]'', or conjugation. The somewhat similar term ''[[gender]]'' has more to do with identity than biology. Typically, a [[species]] will have two sexes: ''[[male]]'' and ''[[female]]''. The female sex is defined as the one which produces the larger [[gamete]] (i.e., reproductive cell) and which bears the offspring. The categories of sex are, therefore, reflective of the reproductive functions that an individual is capable of performing at some point during its life cycle, and not of the mating types, which genetically can be more than two.
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== Sex in non-animal species ==
:''Main article: [[Plant sexuality]]''
[[Plant]]s are generally [[hermaphrodite]]s, but this terminology is quickly complicated by variations in the degree of sexuality. As with animals, there are only two types of gametes. These are generally called male and female based on their relative sizes and motility. In [[flowering plant]]s, [[flower]]s bear the gametes. In some cases, flowers may contain only one type of gamete while in others they may contain both.
''I'm currently involved in a debate over Esperanza, have a lot of other issues and whatnot, so forgive me if I can't respond quickly. I've lost precious time just typing this message!''
In other varieties of multicellular life (e.g. the [[fungi]] division, [[Basidiomycota]]) sexual characteristics can be much more complex, and may involve many more than two sexes. For details on the sexual characteristics of fungi, see: [[Hypha]] and [[Plasmogamy]].
== Sex among humans ==
:''See [[Human sexuality]] for information about sexual activities (having sex, making love), sexual sensation, sexual gratification, and sexual intimacy between human beings''
In humans, ''sex'' is conventionally perceived as a dichotomous state or identity for most [[biological]] and [[social]] purposes, such that a person can only be ''female'' or ''male''. However, when the criteria which are generally used to define ''femaleness'' or ''maleness'' are examined more closely, it becomes apparent that the assignment or determination of 'sex' occurs at multiple levels. Environmental, biological, social, psychological and other factors are all believed to have some role in this process, and the complex interaction of these factors is expressed in the diversity of biological and psychosocial 'states' or levels found amongst the human population. A significant fraction of the human population simply does not correspond exclusively to either 'female' or 'male' with regard to every level of definition expressed in the following table. This '''discordance''' is discussed in more detail below.
The table outlines the major levels at which we currently recognize a difference between human females and males. Some criteria are dichotomous and some, such as body size, exhibit [[sexual dimorphism]] (i.e. characteristics which are [[statistically]] more likely to be found in one sex than the other). Some of the levels are more amenable to [[scientific method|scientific]] study or measurement than others; some are "imputed" or assigned to individuals by the society of which they are members (e.g. whether human males must wear trousers is a result of social [[norm]]s); and some seem to be generated within each individual as a subjective identity or drive.
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[[Sex organ|"Primary" sexual characteristics]] are typically present at birth and directly involved in reproduction. [[Secondary sex characteristic|"Secondary" sexual characteristics]] typically develop later in life (usually during [[puberty]]) and are not directly involved in reproduction.
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==A series of questions==
I edited 3 different articles. I haven't worked up the courage to write a whole article yet, but I think I will do so soon.[[User:GuyDoe|GuyDoe]] 23:33, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
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Dang. That was fast.[[User:GuyDoe|GuyDoe]] 23:38, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
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(:)how do i get that tan box with that start talk topic. also how do i title stuff.when you started asking me about m16s when you edited the M16 article. is this how you spell article P.S. look at my user page i made a funny. {{unsigned|GuyDoe}}
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()That helped about the m16s i edited sume stuff and i went to the history icon and D-day349 came up twice just ubove my name. maybe it was refering to me talk page. but did you edit that page?[[User:GuyDoe|GuyDoe]] 00:52, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
| colspan="3" | '''''Biological levels''''' (Sex)
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What is Esperanza I know you told me before but I fogot[[User:GuyDoe|GuyDoe]] 01:14, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
| colspan="3" | ''[[Primary sexual characteristics]]'' (Sex)
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and I saw a bunch of barnstar awards wth? and esperanza what does it do like really do? you go around and edit peoples stuff. how do you know how do you know how many edits you have. what are sockpuppits. can i jion if i only have a 4 edits. does it count as an edit if the original user deletes it? {{unsigned|GuyDoe}}
| Usual [[sex chromosome]]s
| [[46,XX|XX]] in humans
| [[46,XY|XY]] in humans
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| Usual [[Sex organs|gonad]]s
| [[ovary|ovaries]]
| [[testis|testes]]
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| Dominant [[sex hormone]]s
| [[oestrogen]], [[gestagen]]
| [[testosterone]], [[anti-müllerian hormone]]
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| Usual [[anatomy]] of internal [[genitalia]]
| [[clitoris|clitoral crura]], [[vagina]], [[uterus]], [[fallopian tube]]s
| [[corpora cavernosa]], [[urethra]], [[prostate]], [[seminal vesicle]]s
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| Usual [[anatomy]] of external [[genitalia]]
| [[clitoris|glans clitoris]], [[labia]], [[vulva]], [[clitoral hood]], [[perineal urethra]]
| [[penis|glans penis]], [[scrotum]], [[phallic|phallus]], [[foreskin]], fused [[perineum]]
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| colspan="3" | ''[[Secondary sexual characteristics]]'' (Sex)
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| Usually
| [[Breast]]s, [[menstrual cycle]], development of "hourglass" body form, relatively shorter height, relatively more [[body fat]]
| [[Beard|Facial]] and [[body hair]], development of "triangular" body form, relatively higher height, relatively less body fat
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| Usually both sexes
| colspan="2" | Pubic hair, underarm hair
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| colspan="3" | '''''Psychosocial levels''''' ([[Gender]])
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| Usual [[sex assignment|Assigned sex]]
| "It's a [[girl]]"
| "It's a [[boy]]"
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| Usual [[Gender of rearing]]
| "You are a girl"
| "You are a boy"
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| Usual [[Gender identity]]
| "I am a girl/woman"
| "I am a boy/man"
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| Usual [[Gender role]]
| "[[femininity|feminine]]" social behavior
| "[[masculinity|masculine]]" social behavior
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| Usual [[sexual orientation]]
| [[androphilia|androphilic]]
| [[Gynophilia|gynephilic]]
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does continuely editing my user page after i fudged it up count for esperanza[[User:GuyDoe|GuyDoe]] 03:01, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
== ECOTM ==
The relationship between the various levels of biological sexual differentiation is fairly well understood. Many of the biological levels are said to [[causality|cause]], or at least shape, the next level. For example, in most people the presence of a [[Y chromosome]] causes the gonads to become testes, which produce [[hormone]]s that cause the internal and external [[genitalia]] to become male, which in turn lead parents to assign 'male' as the sex of their child (''assigned sex''), and raise the child as a boy (''gender of rearing''). However, the degree to which biological and environmental factors contribute to the psychosocial aspects of sexual differentiation, and even the interrelationships between the various psychosocial aspects of differentiation, are less well understood (see the ''[[nature versus nurture]] ''debate).
Hello Doomsday. It seems like we have only 15 members and that we still have a lot to do on the American Rev. article. Maybe, until we get more members (maybe put a notice about COTM on the Ezperanza talk page), we should give a little longer time to the article, like a month and a half. Also, since we selected the draft, I don't think I've seen any collaboration at all. There are users from COTM who are making edits, but nothing is being discussed. [[Wikipedia:Editor review/TeckWiz#second time|editor review me!]]-[[User:TeckWiz|'''T''']][[User:TeckWiz/Esperanza|<span style="color:green;">e</span>]][[User:TeckWiz|'''ckWiz''']]<sup>[[User_talk:TeckWiz|Talk]]</sup><small>[[Special:Contributions/TeckWiz|Contribs]]<sub>[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/Tool1/wannabe_kate?username=TeckWiz&site=en.wikipedia.org # of Edits]</sub></small> 12:24, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
=== Discordance ===
As indicated above, the levels of this [[paradigm]] imply a certain level of 'discordance' amongst the human population as a result of [[human variability|diversity amongst humans]].
== More questions ==
Some discordances are purely biological, such as when the sex of the chromosomes (''genetic sex'') does not match the sex of the external genitalia (''anatomic sex''). This type of discordance is fairly well understood and is described briefly in the next section and more fully in the article on [[intersex]].
How does one add pictures to an article?[[User:GuyDoe|GuyDoe]] 23:36, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
Discordances between the biological and psychosocial levels, such as when the [[gender identity]] does not match the anatomic sex, or between the various psychosocial levels, such as when the [[gender role]] does not match the [[gender identity]], are even more common but less well understood. These levels of definition and discordance are described below and in individual articles.
== D-day ==
Understanding discordance is important for several reasons. We can learn much about the processes of sexual differentiation, both biological and psychosocial, from people with biological discordances. Some of the levels of discordance have enormous significance to the lives of those affected and their relationships with society. In some cases, the causes of the discordances have acquired controversial political significance. Societies vary on the values placed on some discordances. In the last several decades the public consensus of many Western societies has come to view some discordances as less undesirable and more tolerable than much of the rest of the world, although this view may itself exhibit a certain level of [[cultural imperialism]].
:I wrote a very large portion of the airsoft page. Please go look for mistakes. I put a blurb in its disscutions page. To get to the page type in airsoft my contrib should be the number six one at the bottom of the page it is titled Differant Airsoft Guns. Also how do you get pictures in articles.[[User:GuyDoe|GuyDoe]] 02:02, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
=== Biological varieties of discordance ===
Human variability occurs in all the levels by which sex and gender are defined. Discordance at the biological levels is often referred to as an [[intersex]] condition. For example, some women may have an XY [[karyotype]] (chromosomal constellation). Some boys may have a rudimentary [[uterus]], or an extra X chromosome. In a small subset of boys or girls with intersex conditions, the external genitalia may be undervirilized or overvirilized. If the degree of [[virilization]] is "in-between", the genitalia are described as "[[ambiguous genitalia|ambiguous]]". Many people with intersex conditions do not have ambiguous genitalia. However, for these people the relationships between biological factors (such as hormones ie progesteron, etrogen, and testosterone) and environmental factors (Aluminum 2,3-dicholorohexane) and the psychosocial levels of sexual identity such as [[gender identity]] and [[sexual orientation]] have proven to be complex, with plenty of exceptions to proposed theoretical systems. For example, there have been cases of male genetic/chromosomal sex, with female external genitalia, assigned and raised as female, but discovering or deciding upon a male gender identity by adolescence. The degree to which a person's gender identity is affected by hormones, by genetic factors distinct from [[hormones]], by early education, by social factors, and by "existential choice" remains imperfectly understood and a subject of superfluous contention.
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===Psychological, behavioral, and cultural varieties of discordance===
In contrast to the small percentage of people with biological discordances of sex, a fairly large proportion of human beings may be "discordant" in one or more behavioral or psychological dimensions. The vast majority of these people who are discordant in some aspect of psyche or behavior do not have any detectable biological intersex condition (although some recent studies point towards biological factors in at least some of those conditions). Human societies respond to, or accommodate, these behavioral and psychological discordances in many different ways, ranging from suppression and denial of difference to acknowledging various forms of "third sex".
What's wrong with the TOC???--'''''[[User:Ed|<font color="green" face="comic sans ms">E</font><font color="blue" face="comic sans ms">d</font>]]''''' <sup>[[User talk:Ed|<font color="maroon" face="comic sans ms">¿Cómo estás?</font>]]</sup> 03:08, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
It is interesting, and perhaps significant, that some societies identify youths with atypical behavioral characteristics and, instead of giving them corrective therapy or punishing them, socialize them in such a way that their individual characteristics let them provide a needed and/or useful function for the society in a recognized and respected role (e.g. individuals who take on the role or customs of [[shaman]], [[medicine man]] or [[tong-ki]]).
== Re:loss ==
See the article [[Pictogram]] for an example of a pictogram of a man and a woman, to indicate the respective [[toilet]]s. It shows the man with broader shoulders (sex dimorphism) and the woman in [[clothing]] that is in the western world rarely worn by men, a [[dress]] (which functions as a gender signal). (Presumably these "male human" and "female human" pictograms are not used in countries where men wear dress-like clothing.) In most societies, it is considered improper for a person of one sex to misrepresent himself or herself as a member of the opposite sex by donning inappropriate clothing (thereby practicing [[transvestism]] or [[cross-dressing]]). Such behavior receives severe social and/or legal sanctions in some cultures.
Hank you for the kind message, DoomsDay! I appreciate it. I'm doing okay, as I know (like WizardryDragon said) that she's out of her pain now. She was sick for a while, I am glad she is at rest.
See also [[berdache]], [[hijra (India)|hijra]], [[xanith]] and [[transgender]].
I hope you're doing okay... I know the EA stuff was stressing you out (as it was us all) but I wanted to commend you for standing up for what you believe in. I most definitely admire your strength! :-)
Such complex situations have led some scientists to argue that the two sexes are cultural constructions. Some people have sought to define their sexuality and sexual identity in non-polar terms in the belief that the simple division of all humans into "males" and "females" does not fit their individual conditions. A proponent of this movement away from polar oppositions, [[Anne Fausto-Sterling]], once suggested we recognize five sexes: male, female, merm, ferm and herm. Although quickly rejected as a bizarre flouting of human nature and social reality, and inimical to the interests of those whom she was attempting to champion, it expresses the difficulty and imperfection of the current social responses to these variations.
— [[User:E@L/Esperanza|<font color=#336600 face=papyrus>E</font>]][[User:E@L|<font color=darkred face=papyrus>ditor <font color=black>at</font> <font color=darkgoldenrod>L</font>arge</font>]][[User talk:E@L|<sup><font color=darkgoldenrod face=papyrus>(<font color=black>speak</font>)</font>]] 03:58, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
===Social and legal considerations===
Forms of legal or social distinction or [[discrimination]] based on sex include [[sex segregation]] and [[sexism]]. Notably, some businesses, public institutions, and laws may provide privileges and services for one sex and not another, or they may require different sexes to be physically separated.
== Here you go!! ==
In [[gender theory]], the term "[[heteronormativity]]" refers to the idea that human beings fall into two distinct and complementary categories, male and female; that sexual and marital relations are normal only when between two people of different genders; and that each gender has certain natural roles in life.
Hi DoomsDay, I wanna give you this barnstar as a thanks for helping me so many times! You've earned it! Here!
==See also==
* [[Male]]
* [[Female]]
* [[Hermaphrodite]]
* [[Reproduction]]
* [[Mammalian gestation]]
* [[Sexual differentiation]]
* [[Distance sex]]
* [[Human sexuality]]
* [[Animal beastiality]]
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== External links and further reading==
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* [[Robert T. Francoeur|Francoeur, Robert T.]] (ed.), [http://www2.rz.hu-berlin.de/sexology/GESUND/ARCHIV/IES/BEGIN.HTM ''The International Encyclopedia of Sexuality''] [full text]
* Raymond J. Noonan, Robert T. Francoeur, and Martha Cornog, "''Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality''". Continuum, August 2003, ISBN 0826414885
* [http://www.gfmer.ch/Books/Reproductive_health/Human_sexual_differentiation.html Human Sexual Differentiation] by P. C. Sizonenko
* [http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996568 New Scientist article on Sex chromosomes in the platypus]
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