Exam 2 Flashcards
gender over time
toys with children
military
gender across cultures
more than 2 genders
Matthew Gutman - machismo
gender is performative
flexible, contextual
different expressions of gender
gender on a continuum
transgender in the US
2 spirit individuals
gender as a cultural construction
more than a biological category
gender is infused with power
rape
sexuality over time
gay marriage legalization
sexuality across cultures
men who have sex with men
sexuality is performative
flirting
sexuality asa cultural construction
women choose men for birth giving, not for relationships
sexuality is infused with power
men who have sex with men
rape/molestation
sex trafficking
family
- “blood ties” - genetic linking
- close or extended
kinship
people who are not actually related by blood or marriage but stand in as a family member
patrilateral parallel cousin marriage
cousins marrying each other
-very valued in Egypt
polygamy
plural marriage
polygyny
more than one wife
polyandry
more than one husband
exogamy
marriage is allowed only outside a social group
endogamy
marrying only inside a social group, caste, or ethnic group
patrilineal descent
exclusively through the male ancestry/ descent
matrilineal descent
exclusively through the female ancestry/ descent
ghosts of Rwanda
- Rwandan genocide
- hutu/tutsi relations
- examines social, political, and diplomatic failures
the women’s kingdom
- matriarchal society
- do not marry
- “walking marriage”
- equal responsibility
mending ways
- canela people
- good at “mending” and talking through their issues
