SOCL 2505 : Socl2505 Exam 1 Notes
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Ch 3 gender & families, ch 4 social class & families. Display characteristics- maybe not as aggressive as other boys; interested in cooking etc. (same with girls, more common in men: 2. Spiritual vision (usually in adolescence) involves something spirity talking to you: some thought they had powers; they were skilled in both genders, male two-spirits more common; but females did exist. What is the difference between sex and gender: sex= biological creation distinction when you are born (genitals, gender= social creation; how you identify yourself (clothing, hair style etc. , 2. How many genders are there?/can there be more than just 2 genders: yes they had, 1. Two-spirits- had characteristics of both genders: 2. Intersexuals- born with ambiguous sexual organs; they end up choosing what gender they want to be; sometimes parents choose: 3. Transexuals- they feel like they should be a different person; i. e. born as female and feel like you should be a male: 4.
