please identify what biological determinism (sometimes referred to as biological essentialism) means – that is, how might we define this concept?

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Please provide at least two distinct examples

Please provide a thoughtful and well-organized response that

addresses component of the prompt.

We have been spending a significant amount of time examining historical and contemporary

“scientific” accounts of gender, sex, race, and ethnicity. We have compared and contrasted

biological determinist with social constructionist accounts of gender, sex, and race to see what

these concepts and identities might mean – scientifically, medically, politically, and socially.

 First, please identify what biological determinism (sometimes referred to as

biological essentialism) means – that is, how might we define this concept?

What are the assumptions and the logic/reasoning that guide biological

determinist arguments?

 Next, please consider what real or potential consequences might result from

applying a biological determinist approach to the study of race, ethnicity, sex andr

gender.

 Finally, please identify critiques that have been or might be made with

respect to biological determinist arguments?