ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Trobriand Islands, Critical Thinking, Patrilocal Residence
16 Oct 2016
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Anthropology sex, food and death week 3 lecture 1&2. Aims of lecture 3. 1: sex and gender, definitions, evolutionary perspectives, cultural constructs. 3. 3: critical thinking assessments, aims and topics, requirements, due dates and facilities. Gender refers to the roles that people perform in their households and communities and the values that people have regarding men & women (sfd: 19). Merriam webster- the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex so issues of cultural tradition. Google- the state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones). Wikipedia- gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity. Defining: sex: refers to biological differences, chromosomal contains our dna, hormonal product of living cells, physical distinct procreation. Defining: gender: culturally constructed form of identity, the roles people are expected to play because of their sex, dress, speech, activities .
