ANTH 2170 Midterm: Fall Term Exam Review ANTH 2170

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Critique of sociobiology: selfish gene model is closely related to contemporary societies conception of the male. Our animal selves : title of the chapter from lancaster"s book the trouble with nature, sex in science and. Natural : realistically we cannot compare actions of animals to those of humans because of commensurability (human"s ability to communicate, selective associations seems to be providing empirical data on the subject when it is not. Woman the gatherer: sally slocum addresses the androcentric (male orientated) biases in washburn and. Gender: defined in anthropology as the beliefs and behaviours considered appropriate for each sex, gender is what different societies make of the physical body, masculine and feminine are gender constructs related to, but not determined by sex. Gender identity: is how individuals experience their gender (male, female or otherwise) Gender variation: is not simply a biological expression of sex, two-sex / two-gender model is not universal ex.

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