Compare and contrast the accounts of sex and gender and the relationship between them that have been given by the biological, evolutionary, social constructionist and psychoanalytical perspectives.

In most societies, males and females generally behave differently, play distinctive roles and are treated and viewed differently. Many different perspectives seek to explain these differences between males and females. This paper will focus on and define the terms sex and gender. We will then examine key aspects of the biological, evolutionary, social constructionist and psychoanalytical perspectives focusing on similarities and differences regarding their accounts of sex and gender. Finally we will consider the ways in which these perspectives compliment, conflict or simply co-exist with one another.

The terms sex and gender are often used interchangeably….(short extract)