During this unit, you will be introduced to the concept of gender: what it is and how it differs from sex. You should then be in a position to move on to examine the relationship between health and gender.

Specifically, at the end of this unit you will be able to:

• Define the terms gender and sex.
• Examine the difference between gender and sex.
• Examine how gender develops.

In order to complete this unit, you should have the following:

• Your brain!
• A general, introductory, psychological text book.

Guidelines on these web pages: how to use them, and the various conventions used within them can be found on this link.