SYO 4400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Klinefelter Syndrome, Turner Syndrome, Alternative Medicine
11 Jun 2018
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Thursday, January 25, 2018
lecture 4
Med soc!
-Sex and gender are functional for america’s society!
-3-5% of a society is born every year with abnormal reproductive capacities!
-Essence of conflict: Competing groups fighting over the same resource!
-Illness behavior: How individuals respond to bodily indications!
-Allopathic approaches were created to highlight the difference bw biomedical
approaches and holistic approaches!
-Medicalization: The process by which human conditions are defined as medical
conditions!
-In the 1980’s, homosexuality was considered a disease you could get treatment for!
-Sex is a biological classification!
-Gender and ethnicity are cultural classifications!
-Race is a cultural classification with biological roots!
-Sex- nature, gender- nurture!
-Fetus has sexual biopotential first 6 weeks!
•After 6th week, androgens (hormones) are released to stimulate gonad growth!
-Female chromosomal abnormalities:!
•Turner Syndrome (XO)!
-45 chromosomes- females missing an X chromosome !
•Triple Trisomy (XXX)!
-Male chromosomal abnormalities:!
•Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY)!
-DHT deficiency syndrome: Female genitalia appear normal but at puberty, bodies
masculinize!
•Inability to process testosterone!
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Document Summary
Sex and gender are functional for america"s society. 3-5% of a society is born every year with abnormal reproductive capacities. Essence of con ict: competing groups ghting over the same resource. Illness behavior: how individuals respond to bodily indications. Allopathic approaches were created to highlight the di erence bw biomedical approaches and holistic approaches. Medicalization: the process by which human conditions are de ned as medical conditions. In the 1980"s, homosexuality was considered a disease you could get treatment for. Race is a cultural classi cation with biological roots. Fetus has sexual biopotential rst 6 weeks: after 6th week, androgens (hormones) are released to stimulate gonad growth. Female chromosomal abnormalities: turner syndrome (xo) 45 chromosomes- females missing an x chromosome: triple trisomy (xxx) Male chromosomal abnormalities: klinefelter syndrome (xxy) Dht de ciency syndrome: female genitalia appear normal but at puberty, bodies masculinize: inability to process testosterone.
