Research into Native American Women and Berdachism: A Review of the Literature The purpose of this paper is to explore the lives and different roles of Native American women. In this paper we will discuss the term berdache‚ what it means and how it played an important role in the lives of Native American women. Furthermore we will be discussing an article by DRK‚ in titled A Native American Perspective on the Theory of Gender Continuum. This article will help us discover how berdachism seemed
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Berdache and present day Trans individuals‚ A comparison of Valentine’s & Gutiérrez’s views on establishing gender covenants. In comparing Warfare‚ homosexuality‚ gender status among native American Indian men in the southwest by Gutierrez and I know what I am by Valentine one is struck by the apparent differences that both authors have on multiple levels despite their agreement on gender identity as a product of society and culture. Through discrepancies in tone and evidence selection
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According to “The Berdache Tradition” article‚ in many Native American cultures‚ there is a third gender which is called the berdache. Berdache is a morphological male who does not fill society’s standard man’s role. A berdache is a male who has a nonmasculine character. Berdache stereotyped as androgyny which means showing characteristics of both sexes: male and a female. In Native American culture‚ Berdache’s role is an important and clearly recognized and accepted social status. Berdaches have special
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The American Psychological association states that‚”Despite the persistence of stereotypes that portray lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ transgender‚ and gender-fluid people as disturbed‚ several decades of research and clinical experience have led all mainstream medical and mental health organizations in this country to conclude that these orientations represent normal forms of human experience. Lesbian‚ gay‚ and bisexual relationships are normal forms of human bonding. I provide the information to prove
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EN 2300 (W) / TUT05 March 29th ‚ 2010 Destabilizing Gender Norms in Dracula In Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ characters interact with each other in a number of different ways. Over the years this has lead to many different readings of Stoker’s novel‚ and it is one of the reasons that Dracula has survived for so many years as a noted literary text. In examining the characters‚ a multiplicity of layers seems to unravel themselves‚ one of which being the interesting relation they all have to one another
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BIBLOGRAPHY 1. “Night to His Day” – Judith Lorber 2. Wikipedia 3. Judith Butler 4. Yahoo 5. http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/ARTH200/ gender.html In order to understand the answer of the above question‚ it is very important to understand what exactly is “Gender” and what a “Social Construct” means. GENDER In a layman’s language‚ Gender is simply the distinction between male and female. However‚ if we look deeper in well‚ we will notice the gender
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Critically discuss the idea that gender is biologically determined. Gender refers to the array of traits relating to and differentiating between femininity and masculinity (Cordier‚ 2012). Based on the context‚ these traits may include sex-based structures (including gender roles)‚ biological sex (i.e. being female‚ male or intersex) or gender identity. Biological psychology views gender-based identity and roles as arising from and relating to biological processes. From a biological perspective
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third or fourth gender in other cultures. Among North American Indian tribes‚ there have been many variations on gender behavior that go far beyond a simple male-female dichotomy. Term "Berdache" has often been used for individuals (usually males) who took on female roles. Concerned Native Americans said "Berdache" which was originally a derogatory word from Arabic‚ is Inappropriate. In Native American culture males
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WGS160Y1 Essay 1: Two-gender systems Written by: Hi Yang (Diana) Kim Student #998325441 TA: Melanie Redford Prof: June Larkin As Grewal &Kaplan (2005) writes‚ the “two gender system” that at first seemed so “natural” has not been so for all time or everywhere in the world (P.2).” The two-gender system‚ also known as the “gender binary”‚ which classifies sex and gender into two distinct forms of masculine and feminine‚ sets limitations for individuals who may or may not wish to fit into
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In the first article‚ Herodotus argues that custom is king. Herodotus wanted to make a point that‚ even when given a better custom‚ the people will always prefer their own over anything offered or different. He tried to argue this by stating the fact their King‚ Cambyses‚ was insane because he was mocking and insulting the religious practices of other cultures. He proceeded to tell a story about Darius after he took the kingdom. The story involved two groups of people and their moral view on cannibalism
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