Cultural Anthropology Chapter 8: Gender
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Followers of the Hindu Mother Goddess, Bahuchara Mata who undergo a ritualized genital surgery are referred to as ________.
Hijras
Anthropologist Ida Susser studies how gender inequality has impacted HIV/AIDS prevention in _____________.
Sub-Saharan Africa
According to anthropologist Emily Martin, the way biologists have traditionally understood human reproduction involves an application of socio-cultural gender roles onto the supposed actions of human gametes (eggs and sperm). What is the basis of this problematic assumption?
gender ideology
The way gender is expressed through action and repetitive behavior is _________________.
gender performance
Being born with ambiguous genitalia is an example of being ____________.
intersex
