Mukhopadhyay #1 Flashcards
Patriarchy
Describes a society with a male-dominated political and authority structure and an ideology that privileges males over females in domestic and public spheres
Matrilineal
Societies where descent or kinship group membership is transmitted through women
From mothers to their children
Transgender
A category for people who transition from one sex to another, either male-to-female or female-to-male.
Cisgender
A term used to describe those who identify with the sex and gender they were assigned at birth.
Third gender
A gender identity that exists in non-binary gender systems o ering one or more gender roles separate from male or female.
Patrilineal
societies where descent or kinship group membership is transmitted through men, from men to their children (male and female), and then through sons, to their children, and so forth.
Binary model of gender and sexuality
Cultural definitions of gender that include only two identities–male and female.
Intersex
Ambiguous or mixed biological sex chromosomes
Hunting hypothesis
Argued Male dominance is universal
Molded man
Gave species its distinctive characteristics
Sambia
Small scale horticultural groups where gender differentiation is still present
Ex: space in a house is divided into male and female areas
Mahu
A gender category for persons who reply and participate in complex combinations of masculine and feminine signs and practices
Waria
Biological men who live openly as women