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1. Gender

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   Historical and Grammatical Origins
   The earliest documented use of the term in a manner resembling its modern context can be traced to 18th-century French linguistics, where genre was used to denote categories in taxonomy and rhetoric. Its introduction into English social science literature became formalized in the mid-20th century, largely to distinguish socially learned behaviors from innate biological characteristics[^2]. Early anthropological studies, particularly those concerning non-binary social structures in the Pacific Northwest, highlighted the cultural …