ANTH 1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Arapesh Languages, Matriarchy, Matthew Shepard
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The biological differences between male and female- but to some extent this is a categorization is influenced by cultural beliefs about sex and gender. Intersex: people born with reproductive organs, genitalia, sex chromosomes, etc. that aren"t exclusively male or female, not xx or xy: occurs in 1 in 1,666 births, other classifications of intersex as well. The social classification of masculine and feminine, based on cultural beliefs. Why gender & gender relations are important to society: contributes to: Often unevenly distributed along gender lines- plays a role in social power. Ideas about gender roles contribute to who and how one marries and how one contributes to kin relations. Concepts of gender roles influence other concept (strength, beauty, power, authority, family) Margaret mead: masculine and feminine traits are patterned by culture, key findings in new guinea. Both sexes acted in a way considered feminine by america: both cared for children, nurtured, neither sex was aggressive.
