ANT102H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Marilyn Strathern, Don Kulick, Margaret Mead
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Gender: male and female, margaret mead, coming of age in samoa (1929, sex and gender in the 1960"s-1980"s, ann megs and marilyn strathern, don kulick and transgendered brazilian prostitutes, conclusion. Anatomical differences don"t tell us anything meaningful of what we make of those differences or differences of all. Humans are sexually dimorphic, there are market physical differences between us. Human males on average are taller, heavier skeleton, proportionally more muscle, grip strength, larger hearts, larger lungs, greater aerobic work capacity, Little evidence to back this up (hunters and gatherers) Hunters and gathers proved separate genders can take care of themselves. Projections backwards in time based on what we know today, perhaps not meaningful. Anthropologists concerned with meanings above categories have and the roles they play in various societies. What it means to be male/female varies greatly from one society to another, roles men/women undertake also varies.
