Alternative Gender Roles

According to the textbook, gender is the social construct that is assigned and learned based on cultural concepts about the nature of sex differences and their place in social life. In your forum response, pick one of the alternative genders discussed in the textbook, and explain how these gender roles function within their society.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.

Required Text 

Crapo, R. H. (2013). Cultural anthropology. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education.