ANT-2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Khanith, Social Class, Patrilocal Residence
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Gender: refers to the social and psychological characteristic associated with being female or male. Sexual differentiation involves the translation of chromosomal information, xx or xy, into structure. These hormones are also seen to stimulate sex-typical behavior in adulthood. Intersex: a person with a sex of sexual anatomy that does not fit within the labels of female to male (xxy phenotype, uterus and penis) Evolutionary theory argues that the sex differences in development are relevant. Some of the monkeys that gave birth to genetic female infants exhibited varying degrees of masculinization in morphology and behavior. Pregnant women given synthetic progesterone to prevent miscarriage. Twin boys, one had a circumcision mishap and his penis had to be removed at 7 months of age. Parents made decision to reassign the child"s gender to female. Year and a later family reported that the reassigned girl behaved as any other young girl might be expected ti.
