53-220 Lecture Notes - Fall 2018 Lecture 3 - Foot binding, Flapper, Undergarment

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WGST 2500
• Professor: Rita Hasse

Document Summary

Sex: scientific definitions of female and male bodies sex refers to reproductive capacity or potential. Gender: social and cultural definitions of women"s and women"s bodies. Biological and physiological indicators define a human as a male or a female : the assumption is there is only two binary sexes. Commonly determined by (but not limited to): chromosome (xx or xy, external genitialia (penises or vulvas & clitorises, internal genitalia (gonads = ovaries or testes, hormones. They are traits that: distinguish the two sexes of a species, develop during puberty, are not directly part of the reproductive system, build the base for sexual dimorphism (how two sexes look from the outside) The gonads; they: produce eggs (females) & sperm (males) = germ cells = gametes, secrete sex hormones. The ovaries (female) and testes (males) are directly involved in reproduction(but other organs, the accessory sex organs, are also important for reproduction)