ANTA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Determinism, False Consciousness, Don Kulick
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Lec 10: march 8, 2016 sex, gender and sexuality. Gender: social and cultural classification of masculine and feminine as socially meaningful categories that seem reasonable and appropriate. Sexuality: a person"s sexual orientation or preferences; their sexual activities. Neither man or woman not allowed to have sex with women, only men, but only if on the receiving end. No legal reason why an individual cannot have a gender reassignment surgery. Thinking through gender gender is a form of difference that is elaborated in all cultures, all societies, throughout all history, albeit in different ways. Postpartum (after child birth) sex taboo: period of time that you are prohibited from having sex (in. In france, they do vaginal gymnastics (state paid with personal trainer, electric stimulation: offered mothers sessions of perennial therapy. Ex. the dani of new guinea five year period of no sex. Gender hierarchy: how gendered activities and attributes are differentially valued an related to distribution of resources, prestige, and power.
