ANTH 1003 Chapter : Chapter 8 Anthro And Gender
Document Summary
Sex and gender: sex: the biological differences between male and female but to some extent, this categorization is influenced by cultural beliefs about sex and gender, gender: the social classification of masculine and feminine, based on cultural beliefs. Why gender and gender relations are central to society: contribute to, building culture and society, social relations of power power is often unevenly distributed along gender lines gender plays a role in social power. Masculine, both sexes were aggressive, neither sex was nurturing to children: tchambuli: sexes had opposite tendencies, women has a major economic role, men were more interested in aesthetics, mead argued that society and culture create gender. Intersex: people born with reproductive organs, genitalia, and/or sex chromosomes that are not exclusively male or female, the very public discussion of caster semenya, world athletic championships in berlin and international. Association of athletics federations controversy: competed in 2012 olympics and carried the south african flag in the opening ceremonies.
