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ASSIGNED GENDER [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Pregnancy, Reproduction and Perinatal Period
  • Sociology
OBS

Gender assigned at birth generally refers to the same concept as sex assigned at birth. However, for some people, gender assigned at birth refers to the categorization of the person from a social point of view.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Grossesse, Reproduction et Périnatalité
  • Sociologie
OBS

Le genre assigné à la naissance désigne généralement la même notion que le sexe assigné à la naissance. Toutefois, pour certaines personnes, le genre assigné à la naissance renvoie à la catégorisation de la personne d'un point de vue social.

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