Nature vs. Nurture Flashcards
challenged definition of 2 sexes
The Five Sexes by Ann Fausto-Sterling
defined not necessarily based on biological traits
intersex
committed that there are 2 sexes
Western culture
hermaphrodite that challenged the rule that women could not vote
Levi Suydam
examined Levi Suydam, allowing them to vote (though they menstruated after)
Dr. William James Barry
true hermaphrodite
herms
male pseudohermaphrodite
merm
female pseudohermaphrodite
fern
said that intersexuals constitute 4 percent of births
John Money
John Money’s case that was a challenge on sex reassignment
John/Joan case
has ambiguous sex organs
intersexed person
purpose of hormonal/surgical treatment on intersexed people
normal “heterosexual” life
said that there were once 3 sexes
Plato
contained regulations for ‘mixed sex’
Jewish books of laws (Talmud and Tosefta)
control sex determination
state laws
studied Emma, a hermaphrodite with a penis-sized clit and a vagina
Hugh H. Young
studied medical reassignment
Dewhurst and Gordon
scientific dogma on intersexuality
without medical care, they will live a life of misery
purpose of science in reassignment of intersexed people
to discipline ‘unruly bodies’
cause of ‘misery’ in scientific dogma on intersexuality
societal pressure to belong
leads to need for reassignment among intersexed people
cultural need to distinguish sexes
supposed central goal of medical treatment
to preserve life
said that knowledge can control the body
Foucault
views sexuality as based on biological drive/instinct, female/male nature as fundamentally different
essentialist view
