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1.2 Sex and gender characteristics
A Read the examples of sex characteristics and gender characteristics.
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Look at the characteristics and decide if they are sex or gender characteristics, or if they are a
combination of both.
Sex characteristics
Men and women have different sex
organs.
Women have breasts and can feed their
babies with milk, but men cannot.
Gender characteristics
In Vietnam many more men than women
smoke because female smoking has not
traditionally been considered appropriate.
In Saudi Arabia men are allowed to drive
cars while women are not.
1. In most of the world, women do more
housework than men.
2. Women can become pregnant and give birth
to children, but men cannot.
3. Men generally have bigger bones than
women.
4. In most countries women earn much less
money than men.
5.
Women are more emotional than men.
6.
Men are stronger than women.
7.
Hormones make men and women behave
differently.
8.
Men are more aggressive than women.
9. Men are better at sports than women.