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2010年12月15日 星期三

Gender v.s. sex

"Sex" refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
"Gender" refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.
To put it another way:
"Male" and "female" are sex categories, while "masculine" and "feminine" are gender categories.
Aspects of sex will not vary substantially between different human societies, while aspects of gender may vary greatly.
Some examples of sex characteristics :
  • Women menstruate while men do not
  • Men have testicles while women do not
  • Women have developed breasts that are usually capable of lactating, while men have not
  • Men generally have more massive bones than women
Some examples of gender characteristics :
  • In the United States (and most other countries), women earn significantly less money than men for similar work
  • In Viet Nam, many more men than women smoke, as female smoking has not traditionally been considered appropriate
  • In Saudi Arabia men are allowed to drive cars while women are not
  • In most of the world, women do more housework than men
Reference:
http://www.who.int/gender/whatisgender/en/index.html

chart and graph

Chart:以圖示的方式呈現數據資料,例如:長條圖 (bar chart),折線圖 (line chart),餅狀圖 (pie chart)。資料參考http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart
Graph:以圖示的方式解釋抽象的概念。在數學領域中,使用點線的方式,顯示物體與物體之間的關聯。詳細的圖表示,可參考資料http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_(mathematics)#Graph