ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Secondary Sex Characteristic, Clitoromegaly, Facial Hair
6 Sep 2017
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John gray, men are from mars, women are from venus . Took position thats seemed intrinsically true about sex (biology determines behaviour) Sex = biological differences between males and females (genetic code - chromosomes) Primary sex characteristics (can see from birth) Physical - not directly related to reproduction. Facial hair, breast development, height, muscle mass, Differences in skull (about 80%), pelvis (differences related to childbearing) Different characteristics (do see overlap, on a continuum) As embryos, all have same 4 tissues that develop into genitalia (same tissues, same instructions - just how they develop is different) Some intersex conditions (variation in development of one or more of 4 tissues) Aphalia ( rst two tissues do not develop at all, equal chance for both sexes - only commented on medically for penis"s (bias - affects treatment plan)) Clitoromegaly ( rst tissue develops on large size, good thing for males vs. seen as birth defect for females)
