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Sex and Gender Roles

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INDEX Sex  Intersex  Gender  Gender  norms/stereotypes Male Female Common ground  Factors that affect Gender role  LGBTQIA+ 1- Sex   Sex refers to “the different biological and physiological characteristics of male, female or intersex, such as reproductive organs, chromosomes, hormones, etc.” This assigned sex is called a person’s “natal sex.” Sex assignment typically happens at birth based on anatomical and physiological markers. Male and female genitalia, both internal and external, are different, and male and female bodies have distinct hormonal and chromosomal makeups. Doctors use these factors to assign natal sex. At birth, female-assigned people have higher levels of estrogen and progesterone, while assigned males have higher levels of testosterone. Assigned females typically have two copies of the X chromosome, and assigned males to have one X and one Y chromosome. 2 - Intersex  An intersex is a group of conditions in which there is a discrepancy between the external genitals an

Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

  INDEX  Summary Introduction The disaster  Emergency response  Third Explosion  Clean-up and after-effects  Conclusion  1.  Summary   On 26th April 1986 at 1:23 AM, the lid on top of Reactor Number 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union starts shaking. The shockwaves are felt all throughout the building. The workers present realized that the nuclear reaction in the reactor was completely out of control by then, and that reactor had to be stopped quickly. So one of those workers pressed the Emergency Shut Down button. By pressing the button, the control rods were designed to enter the reactors and prevent the reactions. But they didn't work as designed. After the button was pressed, the control rods entered the reactor, but as soon as they went in, there was a huge blast. A huge explosion. After this blast, the reactor was engulfed in flames. The harmful radioactive material present there rose up into the air with the flames. The amount of harmful radioactive m