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24 Cards in this Set
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Mode of reproduction
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The predominant pattern of fertility and mortality in a culture.
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Fertility
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The rate of births in a population, or the rate of population increase in general.
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Infanticide
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The killing of an infant or child.
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Pronatalism
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An ideology promoting many children.
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Personality
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An individual's patterned and characteristic way of behaving, thinking, and feeling.
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Ethnopsychology
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The study of how various cultures define and create personality, identity, and mental health.
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Puberty
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A time in the human life cycle that occurs universally and involves a set of biological markers and sexual maturation.
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Adolescence
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A culturally defined period of maturation from the time of puberty until adulthood.
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Female genital cutting (FCG)
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A term used for a range of genital cutting prcedures, including the excision of part of all of the clitoris, excision of part or all of the labia, and sometimes infibulation, the stitching together of the vaginal entry.
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Berdache
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A blurred gender category, usually referring to a person who is biologically male but who assumes a female gender role.
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Amazon
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A person who is biologically female but takes on a male gender role.
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Hijra
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Term used in Idnia to refer to a blurred gender role in which a person, usually biologically male, takes on female dress and behavior.
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Gender pluralism
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The existence within a culture of multiple categories of femininity, masculinity, and androgyny that are tolerated and legitimate.
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Matrescence
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The cultural process of becoming a mother.
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Patrescence
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The cultural process of becoming a father.
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Couvade
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Customs applying to the behavior of fathers during and shortly after the birth of their children.
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Female genital cutting (FCG)
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A term used for a range of genital cutting prcedures, including the excision of part of all of the clitoris, excision of part or all of the labia, and sometimes infibulation, the stitching together of the vaginal entry.
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Berdache
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A blurred gender category, usually referring to a person who is biologically male but who assumes a female gender role.
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Amazon
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A person who is biologically female but takes on a male gender role.
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Hijra
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Term used in Idnia to refer to a blurred gender role in which a person, usually biologically male, takes on female dress and behavior.
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Gender pluralism
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The existence within a culture of multiple categories of femininity, masculinity, and androgyny that are tolerated and legitimate.
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Matrescence
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The cultural process of becoming a mother.
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Patrescence
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The cultural process of becoming a father.
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Couvade
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Customs applying to the behavior of fathers during and shortly after the birth of their children.
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