Anthropology
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- Good morning class! Today we are learning about gender. Gender is a social construct defining different attributes and roles to different groups of people. Many people associate their biological sex as male or female to their gender as a man or woman, but gender is a cultural idea rather than a physiological one and exists separately from sex on a wide spectrum including gender non-binary, gender fluid, and more.
- Gender expression, stereotypes and roles vary greatly from place to place, so today we are going to visit people with other cultural gender identities.
- Class, this is . . would you tell us about yourself?
- Hi everyone! My pronouns are he/him/his and I am a Burrnesha from Albania.
- What is a Burrnesha?
- Some people freely choose to be a Burrnesha. However, historically a virgin daughter may have needed to become a Burrnesha if the male members of her family died and property could not be passed down patrilinically. A virgin daughter, "could assume the role of patriarch by swearing in front of a dozen village elders that she would remain celibate for the rest of her life. By this declaration, the burrnesha secured the family estate—and honor. "
- A Burrnesha lives the rest of their life as a man, and enjoys the freedom and independence that comes with that.
- What is public opinon of Burrneshas?
- Someone may also choose to be a Burrnesha.
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