Terms & Definitions
Gender
A way of perceiving things as
masculine or feminine, including physical traits, dress, and
behavior. Often used as a synonym for sex.
Gender Characteristics
Primary or secondary sexual
characteristics such as height, weight, shape, and facial/body hair.
Gender Expression
The manifestation of an
individuals fundamental sense of being masculine or feminine through
clothing, behavior, grooming, etc.
Gender Identity
An inner sense of being male
or female.
Gender Stereotypes
Mental templates we all have
for how each sex should look, dress, and act.
Gender Stereotyping
The act of trying to compel an
individual's conformity to gender stereotypes.
School Violence
An umbrella term for a range
of aggressions at school, from fistfights to school shootings. Also
increasingly used to encompass severe social violence use to
humiliate or harm.
Sex
Biological sex, as evidenced
by chromosomes, body type, genitals, and physical characteristics.
Sexual Orientation
Romantic and/or physical
attraction to a sex.
Transgender
An umbrella term that includes
individuals who have or want to change sexes or crossdress.
Transsexual
A specific term for someone
who has or wants to change sexes.
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