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Sex Derivative

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Sex Derivative
A characteristic of male/female differences that is secondary or subsidiary to sex-irreducible, primary differences, and is for the most part under the influence of sex hormones
sex derivative
Sexology A characteristic of ♂/♀ differences that are 2º or subsidiary to sex-irreducible, 1º differences, and largely influenced by sex hormones
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He also distinguishes among four categories of gender coding that differ in their relationship with sex: (a) sex irreducible gender coding (confined to procreation), (b) sex derivative gender coding (sex hormone dependent), (c) sex adjunctive gender coding (occupational, educational, and recreational differences that are superimposed on hormone-dependent differences), and (d) sex adventitious gender coding (arbitrary stereotypes of masculinity and femininity).
Gendermaps: Social Constructionism, Feminism, and Sexosophical History by Bockting, Walter O. / The Journal of Sex Research
 
 
 
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