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'''Gender''' identity is referred to as "an individual's self-conception as being male or female, as distinguished from actual biological [[sex]]."[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9036351 Gender Identity]. Although ''gender'' is commonly used interchangeably with ''[[sex]]'', within the [[social sciences]] it often refers to specifically [[Sociology|social]] differences, known as ''gender roles'' in the [[Biology|biological]] sciences. Historically, [[feminism]] has posited that many gender roles are socially constructed, and lack a clear biological explanation. People whose gender identity feels incongruent with their physical bodies may call themselves ''[[transgender]]'' or ''[[genderqueer]]''.
 
'''Gender''' identity is referred to as "an individual's self-conception as being male or female, as distinguished from actual biological [[sex]]."[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9036351 Gender Identity]. Although ''gender'' is commonly used interchangeably with ''[[sex]]'', within the [[social sciences]] it often refers to specifically [[Sociology|social]] differences, known as ''gender roles'' in the [[Biology|biological]] sciences. Historically, [[feminism]] has posited that many gender roles are socially constructed, and lack a clear biological explanation. People whose gender identity feels incongruent with their physical bodies may call themselves ''[[transgender]]'' or ''[[genderqueer]]''.

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