ANP 220 Lecture 4: 1/17-"Sex, Gender, and Culture"
Document Summary
Biological aspects of being male, female, and intersex. Cultural and social aspects of being cisgender, transgender, agender, etc. Divisions of organisms into female, male, and intersex based on biological, reproductive differences. Develops at chromosomal, hormonal, and physical (gonadal) levels. Hormones influence, genital discrepancy between chromosomes (xx female, xy male) Segregation of toys/entertainment, clothes, choose between male and female on forms/census. Cultures that see more than 2 genders. Infertile, not naturally developing secondary sex characteristics. Genes and hormones dictate behavior and personality. Moree of a mixture, cannot be completely distinct. Social meaning assigned to sex, gender identity is personal perception of one"s sex, not innate, mor fluid, learning to be masculine/feminine, variety in cultures. Socialization, fluidity, still fits in binary categories, relational-is that too constrictive? (genders being on each other) Inner relationship a person has to masculinity, femininity, both/neither, how they express themselves, based on relationship, can be related to biological sex.
