 | Internet Exercises
(See related pages)
- Multiple Genders: Read Will Roscoe's page on "What are Two-Spirits/Berdache?" at http://www.geocities.com/westhollywood/stonewall/3044/berdache.html.
- The book introduces and discusses berdaches. What is a berdache and what are the berdaches role in some groups discussed in the textbook?
- How does the discussion of berdaches on Will Roscoe's page relate to the discussion in the textbook?
- What are some important social roles of berdaches?
- What is the origin of the term berdache?
- Why does the author argue that the term "two-spirits" is more appropriate for Native American groups? What is your opinion?
- Gender Differences in Perceptions: Read the paper entitled "Gender Differences in Central Appalachian Students' Attitudes Towards Poverty, Welfare, Work" by Rita Egan at http://www.marshall.edu/csega/research/index.asp?page=folder&id=31. This paper is posted on the website of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia (http://www.marshall.edu/csega/).
- What kinds of attitudes does the researcher investigate? What are some of the questions the researcher uses?
- On which topics does a clear difference exist between males and females?
- How might such differences in perception arise?
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