Sociology of gender is a prominent subfield of sociology. Social interaction directly correlated with sociology regarding social structure. One of the most important social structures is status. This is determined based on position that an individual possesses which effects how they will be treated by society. One of the most important statuses an individual claims is gender. Public discourse and the academic literature generally use the term gender for the perceived or projected (self-identified) masculinity or femininity of a person. The sociology of gender is an extremely controversial, and somehow political topic of conversation. The sociology of gender is an umbrella topic that can address almost any gender discussion. For example, feminism, sexism, the difference between sex and gend