Male/Female Roles
Male/Female Roles | The Idea of Multiple Genders Is Wrong
In the following viewpoint Leonard Sax disputes biologist Anne Fausto-Sterling’s suggestion that the number of sexes should be expanded from two to five. Sax argues that the number of intersexuals, individuals with male and female sexual characteristics, is fewer that Fausto-Sterling alleges. Thus, in Sax’s opinion, the problem of gender confusion is less widespread than Fausto-Sterling claims it is. In addition, according to Sax, most exceptions to typical male and female characteristics are genetic abnormalities, not legitimate variations. He asserts that there are only two genders...
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- Introduction
- Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
- Chapter 2 Preface
- Women Should Be Encouraged to Be Stay-at-Home Mothers
- Women Should Not Be Encouraged to Be Stay-at-Home Mothers
- Early Marriage May Be the Best Choice for Women
- Early Marriage May Not Be the Best Choice for Women
- Women Should Reject Feminism
- Women Should Embrace Feminism
- Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Traditional Marriage Roles Would Improve Male/Female Relations
- Egalitarian Marriage Roles Would Improve Male/Female Relations
- A Return to Modesty Would Improve Male/Female Relations
- Arguments for a Return to Modesty Are Flawed
- Ending Male Bashing Would Improve Male/Female Relations
- Ending Woman Bashing Would Improve Male/Female Relations
- Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
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