ANTA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Two-Spirit, Patrilineality, Sexual Identity
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What is social/biological constructionism? kinship is a type of social organization in small scale/non industrial societies gender is a heavy topic discussed by social/biological constructionists in na, we often rely on biological constructionist perspective. Asawagh arabs: natural, common sense is rooted in their islamic worldview; god"s will , biology is not the absolute truth of everything. Spatial skills are passed on culturally through learning. Social/cultural constructs a way of thinking of knowledge on how particular phenomenon"s are formed through a particular cultural context. Anthropology and gender early anthropologists were all men; gender wasn"t thought of early accounts of different cultural groups were focused on men didn"t look at women"s lives; had an assumption of women gender and sex do not correlate naturally. Women: good at cooking, making babies, too emotional, emotionally stronger, complicated, nurturers, organized. Men: quick to anger, rational, good drivers, participate in trade, natural leaders, physically stronger, straightforward, breadwinners you find opposites between men and women.
