SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: David Reimer, Twin Study, Argonaut Games

• School: SDSU
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: W O N G, A M Y C R I S T E N

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Example- if an embryo possesses an xx chromosome, that embryo will become a female. If an embryo possesses an xv chromosome, that embryo will become male. There is a third sex: intersecual person (p. 265) An interseual person is a human being with some combination of female and male genitalia. Example: a person may have both testicular and ovarian tissues. There is a sexual ambiguity(ambiguous genitalia) this person may have a large clitorous or a very small penis. Activities participated in as a child growing up. Study: the social construction of gender (pg 261-265) Gender is learned behavior and we often think in terms of the feminine and the masculine . The feminine is attractive because of physical appearance. Here"s a story about a former student at sdsu. Found out he got a job with high pay. Choosing and combining traits associated with female and male roles.