gender

Question 1

sex

Answer 1

a biological category, refers exclusively to biological features and chromosomes, hormones, sexual and reproductive organs, we are born with this

Question 2

intersex

Answer 2

individuals born with both male and female or ambiguous characteristics

Question 3

gender

Answer 3

not a biological category, we are not born with this and acquire it, may or may not correlate to our sex

Question 4

two-spirit person

Answer 4

traditional 3rd gender among some Native American tribes, 2 spirits in one, biological male dressed as a woman, had sexual and marital relations with men or 2 spirited persons

Question 5

two spirit persons beliefs

Answer 5

having one in the family meant good luck, central role in ceremonial life of the group, spiritual powers, foretold the future, served as healers, served as mediators between men and women

Question 6

Hijra

Answer 6

traditional 3rd gender in India, mostly biological males who are attracted to men, dress like females and act in a feminine way

Question 7

emasculation operation

Answer 7

penis and testicles cut off

Question 8

rite of passage among Hijra

Answer 8

dedicated to mother goddess Bahuchara Mata, the live in communities made up of several households, each household includes 5-20 individuals

Question 9

how hijras made a living

Answer 9

made a living by offering blessings to male infants and brides/grooms, also performed (dance and sing) in the streets, paid for the blessings and entertainment with flour, sweets, cloth, money, etc.

Question 10

how hijras make a living today

Answer 10

many live off of prostitution, today they face discrimination

Question 11

3rd gender of Chukchee of Siberia

Answer 11

biological males who: copy female dress, speech, hairstyle, have sexual and marital relations with men, and usually serve as shamans or religious specialists

Question 12

4th gender of Chukchee of Siberia

Answer 12

biological females who: dress and act like men, have sexual and marital relations with women, and are usually shamans

Question 13

Bugis of Indonesia genders

Answer 13

male, female, calalai, calabai, bissu

Question 14

Calalai

Answer 14

biological females with male appearances and roles, have sex with women

Question 15

calabai

Answer 15

biological males with female appearances, have sex with men, and wedding planners

Question 16

Bissu

Answer 16

biological males with an appearance that highlights both. male and female characteristics, in between male and female, in between human and the divine, not marries or sexually active, play an important role in ceremonial life of the group, offer blessings, serve as healers

Question 17

sexual orientation

Answer 17

an individuals sexual attraction to and sexual relationships with individuals

Question 18

loving opposite sex

Answer 18

heterosexual

Question 19

losing same sex

Answer 19

homosexual

Question 20

loving both sexes

Answer 20

bisexual

Question 21

loving neither sex

Answer 21

asexual

Question 22

all types of sexual orientation…

Answer 22

…are found in all human populations, cultures vary as to types of sexual attraction they consider normal or abnormal

Question 23

in Iran…

Answer 23

…homosexuality is illegal, punished by fines, imprisonment, beating or execution

Question 24

in Uganda

Answer 24

lawmakers debated a bill that would make homosexuality punishable by hanging

Question 25

gender roles

Answer 25

tasks and activities that a culture assigns to genders

Question 26

gender stratification

Answer 26

unequal status for men and women

Question 27

domestic-public dichotomy

Answer 27

strong differentiation between home/outside world, domestic activities performed by women and public by men, public activities valued more than domestic ones

Question 28

gender roles among foragers

Answer 28

women are the gatherers and men are the hunters

Question 29

Agata of the Philippines

Answer 29

women are the gathers but also do some hunting (small-slow moving animals) while pregnant or while carrying their babies

Question 30

gender stratification among foragers

Answer 30

both men and women contribute to the diet because of lack of domestic-public dichotomy, but gender stratification in groups which men are responsible for acquisition of food

Question 31

among horticulturists

Answer 31

women are the main food producers

Question 32

among horticulturalists gender stratification depend on:

Answer 32

rules of descent, rules of post-martial residence, domestic-public dichotomy, whether men are around

Question 33

bilateral descent rule

Answer 33

kids automatically belong to both parents families

Question 34

patrilineal descent rule

Answer 34

kids automatically belong to fathers family

Question 35

matrilineal descent rule

Answer 35

kids automatically belong to mothers family

Question 36

ambilineal descent rule

Answer 36

an individual chooses the families they belong to

Question 37

neocality

Answer 37

couple chooses where they want to live

Question 38

patrilocality

Answer 38

couple lives in area of husbands family , related men stay together

Question 39

matrilocality

Answer 39

couple lives in area of wife’s family, related women stay together

Question 40

male-female avoidance

Answer 40

men live in men’s houses and avoid contact with women (sexual interaction)

Question 41

matrifocality

Answer 41

adult men not around on a daily basis

Question 42

dowry murders

Answer 42

murder of wife after husband gets dowry (can be yrs later)