sex & gender

define sex:

refers tp physical/biological differences between females, males, and intersex individuals (e.g. people with DSD—differences of sexual development)

define gender:

gender refers to socially constructed norms, behaviors, and symbols that signify association with (or departure from) sex categories

true or false: there can be countless combinations of X & Y chromosome

true

define binary thinking:

thinking that categorizes people, things, and ideas in terms of their difference from one another

define cultural relativism:

the understanding and acceptance that different cultures are valid within their own contexts. what is “normal”, in other words varies across different groups of people

what is defined as “normal” within a particular social group depends on ___

the historical contingencies of who has privilege and power within that group situation