JL MC 477 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Trans Man, Bulimia Nervosa, Eating Disorder
4 May 2017
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Female" are sex categories. : gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women and that. Intersex: 1 in 100, a person may be born with mosaic genetics, so that some of his or he cells have xx chromosomes and some of them have xy or may have xxy or. Xyy makeup: researcher anne fausto-sterling estimates that the total number of people whose bodies differ from standard male or female is about 1 in 100 births/ Sometimes the differences are noticeable and sometimes not: this tv news story that ran on 20/20 brings the issue of intersex to the general public. They do a solid job of covering a sensitive issue including things like referencing the term as outdated and educating the audience on the newer, more correct terminology.
