Like many scholars who write about issues of gender, Williams assumes a clear distinction between sex and gender. Reread the selection, noting down every instance of either of these words, whether...

Like many scholars who write about issues of gender, Williams assumes a clear distinction between sex and gender. Reread the selection, noting down every instance of either of these words, whether alone or in phrases (e.g., gender assignment, paragraph 7). Once you have made this list, write a definitional essay in which you distinguish between these two concepts, demonstrating how they are not the same and why it is useful to be able to distinguish between them. (See Chapter 9 for information on essays of definition.) You may wish to use resources from the Internet as you consider this assignment, especially if you find it difficult to distinguish between these concepts on the basis of Williams’s work alone. Remember that if you consult other sources, you will need to give them appropriate credit. (See Chapter 19 on using sources and Chapter 21 on documenting sources.)