Defend Current Definitions of Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders Against

question 9

Essay

Defend current definitions of Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders against the charge that these diagnostic categories are, like many historical sexual "disorders", merely artefacts of current and local sexual norms that will shift over time and across cultures. State the most important reasons for believing that current definitions of sexual disorder are NOT arbitrary. Identify and, if possible, address any weaknesses in the defense against arbitrariness using examples from the text.

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Definitions:

Landfills

Sites for the disposal of waste materials by burial, the oldest and most common form of waste treatment.

Power Plants

Facilities where various forms of energy (nuclear, fossil, renewable) are converted into electricity.

Landfill

A designated area for the disposal of waste materials by burial.

Garbage

Waste material, especially discarded food items, that is considered worthless or of no value.