ANTHR110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Secondary Sex Characteristic, Sex Assignment, Matrilocal Residence
10 Sep 2018
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Gender = cultural interpretation of this biological fact. Sometimes, you can hear something along those lines: Chromosomes (xx = female; xy = male) The first documentary we will watch will focus on if there are differences in the female and male brain because as off now it"s unclear) However, these two are not the only options! Intersex people have genitalia that is not typically male nor female; others have genitalia typical for one sex but genetic make up typical for a different sex. Some are diagnosed at birth, others learn about their intersex status later in life (usually during puberty) Sex assignment surgeries used to be very common. Today: many intersex people fight against these surgeries. Since there are so many ways to be a intersex person and it"s not easy to tell at all does that mean sex is not clear yes. Sometimes, sexual variations are subtle or very ambiguous (about equal number of male and female characteristics. )
