<p># Paragraph1</p><p>There is little sense, then, in arguing that the natural function of women is to give birth, or that homosexuality is unnatural. Most of the laws, norms, rights and obligations that define manhood and womanhood reflect human imagination more than biological reality. </p><p> </p><p># Paragraph 2 </p><p>Biologically, humans are divided into males and females. A male Home sapiens has one X chromosome and one Y chromosome; a female Homo sapiens has two Xs. But 'man' and 'woman' name social, not biological, categories. While in the great majority of cases in most human socieities men are males and women are females, the social terms carry a lot of baggage that has only a tenuous, if any, relationship to the biological terms. A man is not a Sapiens with particular biological qualities such as XY chromosomes, testicles and lots of testosterone. Rather, he fits into a particular slot in his society's imagined human order. His culture's myths assign him particular masculine roles (like engaging in politics), rights(like voting) and duties(like military service). Likewise, a woman is not a Sapiens with two X chromosomes, a womb and plenty of oestrogen. Rather, she is a female member of an imagined human order. They myths of her society assign her unique feminine roles (raising children), rights(protection against violence) and duties (obedience to her husband). Since myths, rather biology, define the roles, rights and duties of men and women, the meaning of 'manhood' and womanhood' have varied immensely from one society to another. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>#3 To make things less confusing, scholars usually distinguish between 'sex' , which is a biological category, and 'gender', a cultural category. Sex is divided between males and females, and the qualities of this division are objective and have remained constant throughout history. Gender is divided between men and women (and some cultures recognize other categories). So-called 'masculine' and 'feminine' qualities are inter-subjective and undergo constant changes. For example, there are far-reaching differences in the behaviour, desires, dress and even body posture expected from women in classical Athens and women in mdoern Athens. </p><p> </p><p># Becoming a man or a woman is a very complicated and demanding undertaking(힘든일). Since most masculine and feminine crowns each male a man, or every femal a woman. Nor are these titles laurels(월계수) that can be rested on once they are acquired. Males must prove their masculinity constantly, througout their lives, from cradle to grave, in an endless series of rites and performances. And a woman's work is never done - she must continually convince herself and others that she is femine enough. </p>
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