Intersex and the Social Construction of Sex

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-2017

Publication Title

Contexts

Volume

16

Issue

1

First page number:

80

Last page number:

80

Abstract

Gender is a social construct often based on the assumption of a biological binary, but even the best lab tests cannot–and perhaps, need not–accurately divide all people into “male” or “female” sexes.

Keywords

Gender, Intersex, Norms, Gender identity

Language

eng

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