Sex and Gender Flashcards
Biological sex
anatomy, chromosomes, hormones
Gender identity
psychological sense of self
Gender expression
communication of gender
Sexual orientation
romantic/erotic response
Intersex
atypical and internal/external anatomical sexual characteristics, features of male and female
Kathoeys, Hijiras, and the Berdache all have a
third gender
Sworn Virgin
woman who has sworn to live her life as a man to have the rights of a man
Theories for the division of labor by gender
Strength Theory, Compatibility with Child Care Theory, Expendability Theory
Strength Theory
greater strength of males and their superior capacity to mobilize strength in quick bursts of energy are the reasons for universal/near universal patterns of division of labor by gender),
Compatibility with Child Care Theory
women’s tasks have traditionally been those that do not remove the woman from the household due to the tasks only women can perform for children, e.g., breast feeding
Expendability Theory
Men will tend to do more dangerous work in a society because they are more expendable, because multiple females are needed to ensure survival, but few males are biologically necessary
Examples of varied notions of sexuality
Sambia (rigorous process of making boys men), Berdache (Two-Spirit)
