ANT 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Matrilocal Residence, Cross-Dressing, Tagula Island
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Sexual dimorphism: physical differences based on genetic differences between females and males. Definition: idea that the characteristics a people attribute to males and females are culturally, not biologically, determined. Can be transferred from one person to another. Men gaining nu over time makes them more like women . Women losing nu over time makes them more like men . Navajo: recognize men-women / two spirits (people who had both female and male spirits) Hijra: people who have chosen to remove their male genitals. Have economic security; receive monetary compensation for services. Definition: patterned ways productive and other economic tasks are allocated to men and women. Gender roles: rights and duties individuals have because of their perceived identities. All human groups divide some kinds of labor by gender in similar ways. For tasks that can be either or both genders, whether or not they are done by males, females, or both depend on local circumstances.
