Women's Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Sex Assignment, Herma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
25 Nov 2016
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Sex/gender: sex = biological, characterized by the presence of particular sex organs, gender = behavioural/social, characterized by performance of culturally accepted norms, we think of sex and gender as binaries. Intersex refers to people born with ambitious genitalia (presence of both male and female sex characteristics, though the manner in which these appear varies greatly) For intersexed individuals, the choice was often made by physicians and parents immediately or closely following birth. For transgendered individuals, choice is almost always reserved for the individual who must be the age of consent and typically must follow a detailed medical and psychotherapeutic regimen. Both choices rest on the notion that there is a correct or right way to be a male or a female, to be masculine or feminine. Herms = full hermaphrodite, in possession of both male and female sex organs. Ferms = mostly female sex organs, with some male characteristics.
