SOCIOL 3G03 Chapter 1-8: Sociology 2Q06 Chapter Summaries
1 Dec 2017
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The term sex refers to the biological classification of an individual as male or female; Sex dimorphism encourages us to view men and women as fundamentally different, and to search for and focus upon differences rather than similarities between the sexes. Sexuality refers to scripted behaviour designed to produce erotic response and pleasure. Gender stereotypes are widely held beliefs about what women and men are like. Androgynous: partly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate sex; having the physical characteristics of both sexes. Berdache: two spirit, term used by indigenous north americans to describe gay, lesbian, bisexual and gender variant individuals. Biological determinism: the belief that human behaviour is controlled solely by an individual"s genes or some component of physiology. Ethnocentrism: evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one"s own culture. Hermaphroditism: a person having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics, either abnormally or as the natural condition.
