Gender is usually associated with two sexes‚ male and female. However‚ there are other parts of the world associating another term with gender. The Hijra community from the Hindu tradition classify themselves as the “third gender”‚ they consider themselves to be neither male nor female. The Navajo tradition also classifies a community of the Nadleehi people as possessing “two-spirits” or a third gender. Moreover‚ the Hijra and Nadleehi are mostly referred to as being a man woman‚ but not only a man
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attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women. Most people usually confuse between the two terms‚ gender and sex. Sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women. For better clarification "Male" and "female" are sex categories‚ while "masculine" and "feminine" are gender categories. Aspects of sex will not vary substantially between different human societies‚ while aspects of gender may vary greatly. Some examples of sex characteristics:
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Personal space and the impact of eye contact Name Liao Junying (Leo) Student No. Liao0011 Class BS F3 As being a very important part of the human’s behavior‚ Personal Space and eye contact attracted a lot of scientists and research institutions. As Jeff Hughes and Morton Goldman (1978) have shown that how variations in eye contact and of experimental confederate affected the violation of personal space. Different
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Concepts Many societies around the world share the male/female dichotomy when it comes to gender concepts. But a strict dichotomy is far from universal. Ex. Native Americans of the Great Plains‚ recognize male‚ female and a third referred as “two-spirits”. “Two-spirit” persons were usually young males‚ dressed in a woman’s dress and would take on many activities of women. Physique and Physiology Humans are sexually dimorphic- females and males of our species are generally different in size and
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Chloe midwinter Doctor who and gender representations The video is a clip of doctor who aimed at a wide age range audience. It has a range of different ages and characters both male and female‚ however both genders tend to be portrayed in a different way. The clip presents many general gender stereotypes and includes some which differ against what the audience are expecting. For example within the sound aspect of the clip the female protagonist who has been capture by the doctors nemesis has
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female‚ male or intersex. I think that sex and gender are the same thing‚ due to they are both describing who the person is such as male‚ femaleor intersex. • How do gender and sex contribute to the concepts and constructions of masculinity and femininity? Gender and sex contribute to the concepts and constructions of masculinity and femininity in many ways. Gender and sex concepts and constructions of masculinity and feminity of being able to tell the difference between a male and female
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serving the military. Females should have the same opportunity as males when it comes to joining the military and woman are credible to serve in the army regardless of gender because females have served the army for centuries deserving the right to fight with their male counterparts. Females should be able to serve in higher military combats and pursue what they wish to fight for regardless
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composition of the group (males‚ females‚ and juveniles)‚ etc‚ or are they solitary? They are predominately female centered. The female bonobo has a rank within the society environment as they age. The female and male associate together for kinship and rank acquisition‚ and not just for sexual relations. But in order to achieve an alpha status within the group‚ males must be accepted by the alpha female. The females protect they sources of food and can often attack a male. The Bonobo live in a fission-fusion
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worried about combining family and career one day in the future”‚ the New York Times article quoted the researcher saying. As to why the females were less likely than the males to choose high paying careers such as surgeon and engineer. Stating that there are not many career options that women are paid to an extent as well as men. Male-dominated jobs actually have more flexibility and independence than female-dominated jobs‚ thus for example‚ to more easily leave work to tend to a sick child‚ Founded
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most influential factor has to be gender. Gender‚ traditionally‚ is being categories only to male and female. People tend to identify male as a person that has a male sexual organ and vice versa for female. Usually‚ male is more masculine‚ strong‚ work and tends to stay out of home more; while female is more feminine‚ weak‚ taking care of the home and taking care of children and stay home more often than male. In the past there is a huge amount of stereotype towards both sexes. People usually are identified
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