ANT 2410 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Heterosexuality, Bisexuality, Gender Role
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10/20/2015 (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Number and type of sex chromosomes (xx female, xy males) Intersex- born with ambiguous genitals (old term hermaphroditism) Transgender- social category that includes individuals who may or may not contrast biologically with ordinary males or females (cid:1) Transsexual- someone who has an evident sex, but feels as if he belongs to the other sex and therefore is ready to undergo a medical intervention altering his or her natural sex (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Xxy intersex- klinefelter, very common, males with female features (about 1 in every 1000 males) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Zuni man-woman: also referred to as berdache, was a male who adopted social roles traditionally assigned to women (cid:1) (cid:1) Sexual dimorphism: marked differences in male and female biology besides the primary and secondary sexual features (cid:1) (cid:1) Gender encompasses traits that a culture assigns to and inculcates in males and females (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1)
