Women's Studies 1021F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Caster Semenya, Egg Cell, Asexuality

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 1021F/G
• Professor: Christine Roulston

Document Summary

> a sexual act between two (or more) consenting adults that involves oral, anal or vaginal penetration. > biological sex made up of different aspects, the key ones being: > chromosomes (contain our hereditary information, we have 23 pairs of chromosomes, one pair being for sex) Chromosomes: male chromosomes xy, female chromosomes xx. Week #1: estrogen: primary female sex hormone. > surprising amount of variety in bodies as to hormone levels. Men typically have more body hair and broader shoulders, women tend to have breasts and larger hips. Heterosexual intercourse > reproduction > continuation of the species. > sex has taken on a different form of meaning than earlier years. > preventative measures against pregnancy have always existed. Biological sexual diversity: biological diversity if potentially infinite and unpredictable, sexual variability in biological terms exists on a continuum rather than a fixed binary. Its (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)e, (cid:396)athe(cid:396) tha(cid:374) (cid:374)atu(cid:396)e, that does(cid:374)(cid:859)t like se(cid:454)ual di(cid:448)e(cid:396)sit(cid:455)