What constitutes sex-sex category and gender

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a) According to West and Zimmerman (1987), what constitutes sex, sex category, and gender? Be specific and articulate how the scholars conceptualize each of these categories. You MUST use examples to elaborate each of the categories to demonstrate you understand these concepts. Do not just quote what West and Zimmerman specify what "sex,", "sex category," and "gender" mean. (Eight-ten sentences)

b) West and Zimmerman write: "Rather than as a property of individuals, we conceive of gender as an emergent feature of social institutions: both as an outcome and of a rationale for various social arrangements and as a means of legitimating one of the most fundamental divisions of society". What do the scholar mean? Be specific. (Eight-ten sentences)

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