This article examines the universal characteristics of gender categories in contemporary societies through comprehensive literature analysis. The study explores the nature of gender as a social construction, its cross-cultural commonalities, and transformations in modern contexts. Based on theoretical analysis of diverse scholarly works, the research reveals that despite cultural variations, gender categories possess certain universal characteristics manifested in social roles, identification processes, and linguistic expressions.

Gender categories, universal characteristics, social construction

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