
Artifact 5: Menstruation
Native American society is much more understanding of the transition into puberty than contemporary Americans tend to be. Traditionally, the Native Americans believed that …
Native American society is much more understanding of the transition into puberty than contemporary Americans tend to be. Traditionally, the Native Americans believed that …
Female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), is the cutting or removing of a female’s genitalia. Female circumcision is considered a rite of …
The importance of understanding the culture of a certain group cannot be stressed enough. Knowledge of the culture leads to a greater understanding of the …
The Burrnesha, or the “Balkan sworn virgins,” are Albanian women that choose to live as men. Reasons for doing so stem from the attempt to …
There are clear differences between sex and gender. While the two are often used interchangeably, they are instead very different. Sex is the “biological differences …