ANTH 1102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Heterosexuality, Fallopian Tube, Chromosome
21 Nov 2016
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Sexual dimorphism: marked differences in male and female biology, beyond breasts and genitals. Women tend to live longer than men and have excellent endurance capabilities. Many of the behavioral and attitudinal differences between the sexes merge from culture rather than biology. Gender: the cultural construction of whether one is female, male, or something else. Gender roles: the tasks and activities that a culture assigns to each sex. Gender stereotypes: oversimplified, strongly held views about the characteristics of males and females. Gender stratification: unequal distribution of social resources between men and women. In stateless societies, gender stratification often is more obvious in regard to prestige than it is in regard to wealth. Women tend to be the main caregivers in most societies. Women give birth, breast feed, and assume primary responsibility for infant care. Cross-culturally, men are much more likely to have multiple mates than women are. Gender stratification decreases when men and women made roughly equal contributions to subsistence.
