WGS160Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Craniometry, Anthropometry, Essentialism
20 Oct 2015
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Binary: is two opposite terms in which one may be subordinated to the other. Foster sterling: the binary division is not a clear cut (literally cut surgical intervention to make sure people into the binary sex assigned) One-sex model: for two thousand years, male and female bodies were not conceptualized in terms of differences bodies were very similar, the female genitalia was the phallus inverted (women were a derivative) Until 18th century is when they started thinking about men and women differences. Anthropometry measurement of the human body, used to rationalized a hierarchy of men and women (saying men were intellectually better than females) Craniometry the technique of measuring the bones of the skull. Scientific sexism research based on sexist notions and assumptions, then go and reinforces them. Biological determinism: the idea that biology fundamentally determines people"s behaviour and actions biology is destiny more specific than essentialism (ex: boys are more aggressive because of high levels of testosterone )
