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by ekiru 3254 days ago
Gender studies is probably not what GP had in mind. People who do gender studies don't generally consider their work science, from what I've seen.

In contrast, people whose work is more generally accepted as scientific, such as psychological and medical researchers, have certainly studied both gender identity and sex characteristics. I imagine (but might be wrong) that ascribed gender is more a topic for sociologists and other social scientists that empirically study social behavior or legal structures, but they definitely do study it.

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> empirically study social behavior or legal structures, but they definitely do study it.

Astrologists study stars, too. Empirically.

Are the social sciences universally not science or just when they study the processes by which society ascribes genders to individuals?