ANTH 161 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Bahuchara Mata, Trobriand Islands, Chromosome
2 Jul 2019
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Gender roles: anticipated cultural roles of the individual sexes, constructed by society. Gender, like culture, is a human production that depends on everyone constantly doing gender . It is a performance, the way gender identity is expressed through action. 1. 7 percent of babies born do not fit binarily, called intersex. Biologically having characteristics intermediate of those typically male or typically female. Theory of five sexes developed by anne fausto-sterling. Hijas in hindu who worship hindu mother goddess. Bahuchara mata have surgery to remove genitals and perform at weddings and birth celebrations. Two-spirit in native north american cultures refers to. Power? people who had both feminine and masculine spirits, revered for supernatural powers. Transgender: an umbrella term used to describe people whose gender identity or gender expression differs from their sex. Six out of ten of the world"s poorest citizens are women or girls.
