ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Gender Identity, Further Definitions, Chromosome
6 Jun 2013
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The narratove of the leopard woman from liberia shows attitudes about the proper work of women and men and the dangers of violating social norms about the gender. People s norms for gender behaviour vary widely, yet, common pattern exists. These patterns of thought and behaviour relate in part of the way people make their living and the ideologies that support those ways. Gender: refers to the roles that people perform in their households and communities and the values and attitudes that people have regarding men and women. Sex: is a biological differences between male and females (reproductively). Gender identity: refers to how people internalzie and enact thise attitudes and expectations that are conveyed. i. e how people dress, walk and speak. Gender construct (gender model): refers to the set of cultural assumptions about gender roles and values and the realtions between the genders that people learn as members of their societies.
