DocumentCode :
3192762
Title :
Applying a fuzzy model approach to the classification of sexual differences: Beyond the male/female binary
Author :
Sanz, Verónica ; Guadarrama, Sergio
Author_Institution :
Technol. & Soc. Center (STSC), Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
fYear :
2012
fDate :
6-8 Aug. 2012
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
6
Abstract :
The idea that sex (the male/female binary) is a clear-cut category distinction is well established in our culture. However, people born with ambiguous genitalia or with a mixture of male and female anatomy have always existed, originally known as hermaphrodites and, later on, as intersex. Along the centuries, human cultures have classified sexual differences in different ways, though the dichotomical model of the two sexes has been the most prevalent. The main objective of this paper is to show how different epistemological models or frameworks have a direct impact on the way of thinking about sexual difference and we claim that a new epistemological model based on fuzzy logic can open the scope to understanding sex in a non-dichotomic and fixed way.
Keywords :
cultural aspects; fuzzy logic; fuzzy set theory; gender issues; pattern classification; ambiguous genitalia; dichotomical model; epistemological model; fuzzy logic; fuzzy model; hermaphrodites; human culture; intersex; male/female binary; sexual difference classification; Biochemistry; Biological cells; Footwear; Pediatrics; Protocols; Surgery; Fuzzy Clusters; Fuzzy Model; Intersex; Male/Female Binary; Sexual Variability;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Fuzzy Information Processing Society (NAFIPS), 2012 Annual Meeting of the North American
Conference_Location :
Berkeley, CA
ISSN :
pending
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2336-9
Electronic_ISBN :
pending
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/NAFIPS.2012.6291036
Filename :
6291036
Link To Document :
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