ANTH 1003 Chapter : ANTH Ch 8 Glossary
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Gender studies- research into the cultural construction of masculinity and femininity across cultures as flexible, complex, and historically and culturally constructed categories. (p270) Sex- the observable physical differences between male and female, especially biological expressions related to human reproduction. (p271) Gender- the expectations of thought and behavior that each culture assigns to people of different sexes. (p271) Sexual dimorphism- the phenotypic differences between males and females of the same species. (p271) Cultural construction of gender- the ways humans learn to behave as a man or a woman and to recognize behaviors as masculine or feminine within their cultural context. (p273) Gender performance- the way gender identity is expressed through action. (p279) Intersexual- an individual who is born with a combination of male and female genitalia, gonads, and/or chromosomes. (p282) Transgender- a gender identity or performance that does not fit with cultural norms related to one"s assigned sex at birth. (p284)
