ANT 3302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Chromosome, Xyy Syndrome, Sildenafil
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Sex and the mechanisms of desire (14 min) How one sees oneself as a sexed and gendered person: social identity and value, acquired through assigned roles. Start off as female and have same potential to become male or remain female. Testosterone- male: right brain develops, visual spatial skills- superior manual dexterity in young males. No testosterone- female: sensitive to estrogen, left brain develops, verbal skills. Turner"s (1:10,000) female births; dye before birth: x, 23rd chromosome, delayed or no sex characteristics very gentle, high verbal skills. Klinefelter"s (1:1000: xxy in 23rd pair, male births, female characteristics. Super males: xyy, originally- ones who became criminals. Attracted to signs of fertility: youth, skin- pallor / paleness. Darkens at each pregnancy: lustrous hair, provide and protect. Loveliest of all: low waist hip ratio, look younger and more fertile. Histo-compatibility complex: governs immunity to disease, different from own scent.
