Professor Leslie Knapp
October 15th,2017
Sex and Genders 4183-001
Essay We all do it. The birds, the bees, everyone does it and what I mean by It is. I mean sex. They have sex. There are many people out there that believe that all gender-specific attributes are acquired prenatally however, there are also neonatal anomalies that can also contribute to the gender of an individual. Whether we help “normalize” these individuals are up to the parents of the child and the child’s doctors while that being said, there is an ethical and moral problem that should be disputed. While figuring out the best way to raise the child in this cruel world.
It is easy to say all sex differences in humans can be attributed in the womb, …show more content…
Many are unaware of their condition and are typically fertile. Also associated with Jacob’s syndrome are learning disabilities, delayed speech and language skills and delayed motor skills.
Then there a condition where an extra X is present instead of a Y and it is called Klinefelter Syndrome; a sex chromosomal anomaly that is male phenotypical and is caused by two or more X chromosomes with results in abnormal development of testis, which leads to hypogonadism and infertility. Individuals are often tall and are able to produce little testosterone. However, there is also a condition that is similar to Klinefelter Syndrome, but it is present in females only these XXX females are taller than usual and have more slender builds than average females. Can have learning difficulties that may be present. No severe phenotype (Normal …show more content…
Many parents force the gender of their child before the child is even able to take its first breath. We assign girls Boys to tend to be more active and more ambitious, and they prefer to play with their cars, where girls prefer dolls and imitating feminine duties. A study conducted by Alexander and Hines offered dolls, toy cars, and balls to Green Vervet monkeys. Female monkeys consistently chose the dolls. Where the male monkeys were more interested in playing with toy cars and the ball. Girls who are exposed to too much testosterone in the womb, those who are diagnosed CAH, tend to have boys as playmates, prefer boys’ toy over girls’, and more ambitious than other girls, many are named tomboys for their