SOC 355 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Anglo-Irish Big House, Intersectionality, Two-Spirit
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Gender- social forces (psychological, behavioral, cultural norms) that mold behavior; psychological transformation of the self. Dualism limits feminist analysis; dichotomous formulations (real/constructed divide) make analysis impossible. We assign actions, beliefs and public behaviors based on what sex a person is. No, the multiple criteria for categorizing sex are inconsistent: discuss through examples of olympic athletes whose sex, and therefore, opportunity to compete, is challenged. Discuss this question in relationship to fausto-sterling"s reflections on the issue. It is thought that testosterone is associated with aggression and the more or less you have can be an indicator of how aggressive you are. The more social experience an individual had being aggressive prior to castration, the more likely that behavior persists. testosterone levels can not determine who will be aggressive, even though there are some things that can link the two. In certain circumstances, women can have more testosterone than men. Nanda - multiple genders among north american indians: define berdache.
