Man and woman are the two genders that western culture upholds. It would be difficult to define it any other way with history portraying just man and woman. The concept of binary gender has been ingrained into the western society‚ this is no question. No where is is taught that non-binary genders are recognized within this country. To imply the concept of the gender binary as the most valid form of understanding gender is to also state that the imperialistic gender construct is the only perspective
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| Women are overrepresented in professions such as nursing‚ teaching‚ and social work because they are inherently more nurturing and caring than men. | | | | | 7. | | | What does the existence of the nadle in Navajo tribes or the berdache in other Native American cultures teach us about gender? | | D. | Concepts of gender are not absolute and unchanging. | | | | | 8. | | | _____ is a nearly universal system involving the subordination of femininity to masculinity
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the Two-Spirit Native American People Abstract Accounts of homosexual and cross-gender Native American individuals from before colonization have been documented and discussed. The term given to those who take up this role in the tribe is Berdache‚ or Two-Spirit. Often the male would take on the role of the female‚ yet it is not certain that all Two-Spirit tribe members were homosexual. However with the arrival of Europeans and the following colonization‚ the role of the Two-Sprit was diminished
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One of the greatest American adventure stories started on February 28‚ 1803‚ when President Thomas Jefferson gained approval for his visionary project. This project was to explore the unknown West with a small expeditionary group. President Jefferson chose Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to head this expedition. Both Lewis and Clark had close ties to Jefferson. Meriwether Lewis was one of Jefferson’s secretaries and William Clark was a close friend. The initial idea of the expedition was
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research on same-sex behavior has found that social status in the form of age is often important in dictating appropriate and inappropriate forms of sexual behavior * Papua New Guinea boy – inseminating ritual * North American native berdaches * These cases show that there is nothing given about the particular relationship between sex category‚ gender‚ & sexuality that is presumed in current Anglo-European society * Ethnocentrism – seeing one’s own culture as better‚ more correct
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take on a young boy as his lover until he reached maturity where he would‚ in turn‚ take on another young boy as his lover. In Roman society‚ the emperor himself married his male lover. Likewise‚ some Native-Americans in North America chose the "Berdache" lifestyle where men dressed as women and dated other men and women dressed as men and dated other women. This practice was less stigmatized because these couples had the appearance of heterosexuality. In many cultures in New Guinea and Africa‚ it
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Chapter I Introduction Background of Study This study tackles about the awareness of the Ninth Grade Students‚ School Year 2014 – 2015 of the Philippine Women’s University – Jose Abad Santos Memorial School Quezon City‚ on the Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual and Transgender Community‚ or the LGBT Community. The first recorded instance of same-sex love and sexuality dates back to the ancient civilizations. *countries* In Africa‚ in the north of Congo‚ there were records of male Azande warriors who routinely
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In the current day‚ a major demographic that faces discrimination is the LGBT community. The lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual and transgender population continue to face disadvantages despite other major strides in the development of equal rights for all. Transgender individuals are at greatest risk of violence and torture‚ even execution. Discrimination is visible in all aspects of society‚ including the workplace‚ schools and healthcare facilities. The monumental strides made in the US need to be praised
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Perceptions of Native Americans There are preconceived notions about the native peoples of North America. The images best presented can best be summed up in the term "noble savage." This idea represents most people ’s views of the Native American. Here will be discussed some of the ideas of the noble savage and their differences from reality. What is the "noble savage?" It is an idea that represents the romanticized notion of Native Americans as a race of people living in perfect harmony
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At first glance‚ moral relativism appears to be an appealing‚ well though out philosophical view. The truth of moral judgments is relative to the judging subject or community. The basic definition of moral relativism is that all moral points of view are equally valid; no single person’s morals are any more right or wrong than any other person’s. As you look closer at the points that moral relativists use to justify their claims‚ you can plainly see that there are‚ more often than not‚ viable objections
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