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Sex, Gender & Society There is argument by some that sex and gender differ due to a social basis. In most societies males and females are expected to behave in different ways and to conform to what is considered gender role norms (Knapp, Constructing Gender, 2015). Society reinforces sex and gender through the creation of a binary system. You are male or female, masculine or feminine, but, there are combinations of these markers that are becoming more accepted, i.e. masculine-female, feminine-male, gender-neutral, and intersexed. The factors that influence behavior and expression are intertwined with a number of aspects of life. The nature of these aspects varies from biological influences to social powers and to environmental impacts. It is…

Introduction Southern Comfort is a documentary about Robert Eads, a transgender man. The film documents the final year of Robert’s life, as he was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Robert was turned down for treatment by a dozen doctors out of fear that treating such a patient would hurt their reputations or embarrass their patients. By the time Robert received treatment, the cancer was too advanced to save his life and he passed away in 1999, surrounded by his chosen family. Case History Robert…

Final Exam Neither man nor women Question # 1 Hijras are a group of Northern Indian people that dress, look and act like women. They may or may not be born with or have male genitals, some are hermaphrodite (born with both gender sex organs). Their male sex organs do not work for the purpose of reproduction, and because of this it makes them unable to perform sexually with women. One of the interesting practices of the Hijras is the emasculation surgery that some of them go through. This is…

gender isn’t corresponding to what they feel on the inside. Say for example, a man is born a boy, but has the condition, “Gender Dysphoria,” and feels he is actually a woman, so he gets the surgery and takes all the precautionary steps and all the required medication; only then, they can become a woman or a man (if it’s a girl becoming a guy and vice versa) with the appropriate sexual organs. But even though they receive the sexual reproductive organ of their desire, they still have Gender…

of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals such as pigs. A third method of infection results from the East Asian treatment of skin ulcers, inflamed vagina or eye by applying a split frog or flesh of a vertebrate infected with spargana. The worm can call into the eye orbit, vagina or ulcer and establish itself. Treatment of spargana is usually surgery in order to remove the worm. All Caryophyllidae are monozoic. The scolex does not have hooks and some species lack a scolex all together. They also…

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is century-long tradition that infringes on the human rights of young girls’ and women worldwide. Roughly, 200 million women in over 30 countries have endured the brutal operation of female genital mutilation. A procedure that entails removing the external female genital organs by knives, pieces of glass, razor blades, or scalpels. Even though the historic origins of female genital mutilations cannot be traced back to a specific time or place in history it an…

more socially acceptable for men to freely engage in sexual acts, but at the same time may be justifiably killed for it. Imagery throughout the novel reinforce these ideas and brings into the question the real cause of Santiago’s murder. More than just a punishment for a sexual ‘crime,’ Santiago’s death is a sacrifice for the sake of the community’s consciousness. His murder is considered honorable. It is an example that the behavior that the community quietly accepts and even perpetuates…

It starts with an asexual man, Mao Sugiyama, who had his genitalia removed after his 22nd birthday (Cooper, 2012). An asexual person does not have a desire to have sex and some may elect to have their genitalia removed. This was exactly the case for Sugiyama, who freely had a genitalia-removal surgery (Campbell, 2012). However, he did not stop at just having them removed. On the 8th of April he decided to post on Twitter an interesting message (Campbell, 2012). The tweet, originally in…

Female genital mutilation is a cultural practice that has existed over centuries, which refers to a variety of mutilations on the private parts of women and children that involves partial or total removal of the female genitalia. FGM practices causes injury to female genital organs for cultural or non- therapeutic reasons not forgetting the socio-economic problem Somali women faces as a result of FGM and its health detriment for women. FGM is recognized both internationally and locally as an…

Diverse news about curtailing sexual violence or assault has often been focused outside of U.S territories. For instance, U.S. official, Secretary John Kerry, has made the fight against sexual assault abroad his agenda. However, I would like to highlight one of the recent cases of sexual assault at “home” that still makes me believe we are living in a barbaric world. Recently on the news, Stanford former athlete, Brock Turner, was given a light sentence after making unwanted sexual advances at…