What would be the social consequences if everyone accepted the belief that sexual variation is a continuum rather than a dichotomy (i.e, if we believed that there are many more than two sexes)?
Bodies which are either normal or abnormal are not basically because of the inheritence but this classification depends upon the social agreement.
There are two types on the basis of continuum rather than a dichotomy ( more than two sexes or genders)-
a. true hermaphrodites- equal biological parts of males and females
b. pseudo hermaphrodites- merms with XY chromosomes and ferms with XX chromosomes
Thus, there will be a reluctance in accepting the above mentioned aspects by social constraints as this is indirectly having a connection not only with genders/ sexes but mind and psche as well. The more chance is that there will be a negativity of belief in more than two sexes. For example, characteristics attached with a particular gender like masculanity, aggresiveness and faminity, delicacy will be confused with and thought over in the societies.
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