The breakdown of the sex/gender distinction in anthropological discourse

Bibliographic Data

ID12116158
AuthorsFrida Nilsson (0000-0002-0439-8314, Uppsala University, corresponding author)
Year1996
Volume4
Issue2
Pages114-127
Publication date1996-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0803-8740 • E-ISSN: 1502-394X
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08038740.1996.9959695
OpenAlexW2035615847
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited24

This contribution to the ongoing process of questioning the sex/gender distinction in feminist research sets out from two different points of departure. First, from an anthropological perspective, examples are given to help us “rethink” sex as a universal “given”. Second, it is examined how the distinction, when used in feminist analyses, has confused rather than clarified our understanding of sex/gender. Finally, the implications of the breakdown of the sex/gender distinction for feminist research are discussed in brief

Epistemology · Gender identity · Gender psychology · Perspective (graphical · Sociology · Computer Science · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Philosophy

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