Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Is Anatomy Destiny?
- Biology: Foundation (Not sure what I meant by this)
- Criteria: Critical Periods.
Kitten studies. Orphans in
countries with high amount
of orphans. Language (4-5
years old)
- Visual Cues: Appearance (genitals).
Baby X studies.
- Anatomy: Genitalia, Chromosomes, Hormones
- Sex differentiation happens in two stages
- In the first 6 weeks
of gestation (first
trimester) all fetuses
are “bi-potential”
- Androgen wash
interacts with
chromosomes.
- In the second
trimester, the
brain development
of sex develops.
- Hormones: all human beings
have estrogen, androgens, and
testosterone.
- On average, men have higher
testosterone and women have
higher estrogen
- Asian men on
average have
lower levels of
testosterone
than American
women.
- There is no link between hormones and behavior.
- Human behavior is contextual. Socially
acceptable means of aggression: men= violence,
women = language.
- Chromosomes: expected pattern is XX, XY. 46
chromosomes total, 23 from each parent.
- Chromosomal anomalies
are from disjunctures in
sperm production.
- Possible Anomalies: XO, XXX, XXY, XYY
- XO: Turner Syndrome.
Don’t develop sex organs.
Feminized genitalia. Take
estrogen to mimic
puberty. No social
differences than other
females.
- XXX: Triple X, Trisomy.
Feminized external
genitalia. Taller than
average female. Mild
learning disabilities.
Some have issues in
puberty. No significant
differences.
- XXY: Klinefelter Syndrome.
Genitalia is masculine. Smaller
than average penises, but not
micro-penises. Voices don’t
deepen. Do not grow body hair.
No social differences than other
men.
- XYY: Jacob’s Syndrome.
Similar to Trisomy. Taller
than average male. Mild
learning disabilities. (Social
expectations= petty crimes,
prison)
- Hormonal anomalies (in XX, XY)
- Adrenogenital Syndrome.
XX Masculine genitals.
Inside: female. Outside:
enlarged clitoris, labia
fused. No social
differences.
- Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome. XY outside:
female genitalia. Raised as girls. No puberty. No
internal sex organs. No differences socially.