ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Sex Segregation, Social Evolution, Gender Role
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Tribe leaders-in charge of politics and decisions regarding their tribe. Guardians of their ancestry, culture, traditions, beliefs, and creation story. Purpose: to transform boys who are considered feminine (because they grew up with women) into strong males. At the age of 7-10, the boy leaves his mother"s home and goes to live with. Also practice this form of ritualization homosexuality to the extent that they have low fertility rates. Keraji of melanesia - boys engage in sex with older men; necessary for boys to become a man. Happen more frequently in societies with marked sex segregation. Hunters and gatherers - men and women more equal; often separate but equal. Erroneously assumed for many years that men were the forces behind social. Gender constructs in our society (based on stereotypes): Studied how gender is represented to college and university students through textbooks. Martin"s key arguments: gender stereotypes impact everyone (including scientists) and how they think, write, interpret.