1. How does Leonard Sax challenge commonly accepted definitions of "sex" and "gender"?

Sax believes that contrary to popular opinion, gender is not solely a social construct; physical attributes also play a part. For example, a woman with small breasts may innately feel more masculine because of her physiology and as of such, Sax believes that the variations of gender among individuals cannot be completely attributed to the influence of social factors.

He is also of the opinion that the meaning of the word "sex" can often be unclear in a sentence – for example, readers might mistake it for "sexual activity" instead of "biological identity" as intended. In such cases, Sax believes that the word "gender" should be used as less confusion will be generated by its use.

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