Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5

Conclusion and Recommendation

A.      Conclusion

·         According to our respondents the most possible reason for being a third sex is a problem within the family. As seen in our table number 3, the percentage of those who said this is 40% the ones who have a problem will usually be misguided and will most likely lack in affection which in turn they might find in the same sex category.

·         Another contribution is lack of guidance, as seen in table number 7, 40% of the respondents have agreed to this. In the early days of childhood most of the children who lacks guidance or misguided will most likely become a third sex while the ones who answered other preferences which has the percentage of 10% most likely think that being a third sex is something inborn.

·         Furthermore the respondents also think that the nurture or nature has a huge contribution to this change. As seen in table number 4, 70% agreed that nature or nurture is a big contribution to becoming a gender of the third sex. Since experiences contribute to change

B.      Recommendation

                            The following recommendations are offered for related research for our society’s awareness and for research regarding the field of education.

1.      Given the changing nature of our society, a series of longitudinal studies based on this, the series of trends or preferences of every individual should be documented and thereby to increase the possibilities of potential reasons as to why decisions regarding this study are to be relatively  current, updated, given aware of and less exposed to personal bias.

2.      While this current study considers the opinions of an individuals’ personal viewpoint by personal interviews, it may also be advantageous to conduct research which also considers additional documentation and the distribution of survey questionnaires across the context of the age-related or developmentally-related needs of the learner.

3.      Given that this study provides a basis for concluding that organizing and understanding our countries’ individuals which also contribute to our countries’ literacy and general education, defining the attributes that constitute this study would prove to be of value to the discipline and respect for misinterpreted individuals. Such an effort would enable researchers, psychologists, family or friends who would like comprehend, understand more and derive related course content from this research.

4. Research related to the possible reasons of becoming a third sex provides the means of defining their contribution to the discipline and as to how this affects the goals of general education, literacy and society would be of value to the field of education and awareness to our country.

Chapter 4

CHAPTER 4

Interview Results Charts

Table #1:

Have you ever encountered a person in need of advice regarding their gender?

Answer	Number of Respondents	%
Yes	8	80
No	2	20
Total	10	100

 Majority of the respondents answered yes and the ones left answered no. This is probably because the majority wants to determine answers or ask for advice while the others wanted to keep it for themselves.

Table #2

At what age do you think does this frequently occur?

Answer	Number of Respondents	%
Childhood	4	40
Adolescence	5	50
Adulthood	1	10
Total	10	100

Most of our respondents answered Adolescence which has a percentage of 50%, the ones who answered Childhood has the percentage of 40% and lastly the ones who answered adulthood has the percentage of 10%. The respondents probably thought it usually happens in the adolescence period because this is the stage where hormones act and puberty hits as well. 

Table #3

What usual or common reasons do they say?

Answer	Number of Respondents	%
Family Problem	4	40
Financial Problem	1	10
Parent/s working Abroad	2	20
Deceased Parent/s	1	10
Different Interests	2	20
Total	10	100

Most of the respondents answered family problems, this is probably because the confusion builds and so other thoughts will arise as well and would most probably lead to being a third sex, because other people interpret this as a sign of rebellion.

Table #4

Do you think nurture or nature has a huge contribution to this?

Answer	Number of Respondents	%
Yes	7	70
No	3	30
Total	10	100

The respondents mostly answered yes with a percentage of 70% while the ones who answered no have a percentage of 30%. This is perhaps because the respondents have knowledge that a personality of a person is formed by the example of others.

Table #5

Do you think any specific food or beverages are also a contribution to this?

Answer	Number of Respondents	%
Yes	2	20
No	8	80
Total	10	100

Most of the consumables would be digested or broken down into component parts and anything that wasn't would pass out your system. Even if it did have multiple X chromosomes they would be broken down to a point where they would no longer do their job.

Table #6

Do you also think that peer pressure or influence of society plays a role to this?

Answer	Number of Respondents	%
Yes	9	90
No	1	10
Total	10	100

Peer pressure often side tracks our objectives and values. We cannot prevent ourselves from being exposed to society because we are part of it. The only thing we can do is to fight for what we believe in and try not to get influenced by peer pressure depending if how you look at it is good or bad for you.

Table #7

Why do you think a lot of children today show signs of being a third sex?

Answer	Number of Respondents	%
Trauma (Bullying)	3	30
Lack of Guidance	4	40
Peer Pressure	2	20
Different References	1	10
Total	10	100

Children today show signs of being a third sex because nowadays these children are often misguided. As shown in the table 30% for trauma, 40% for lack of guidance, 20% for peer pressure and 10% for different references.

Table #8

Do you think this would cause a huge rift between family members?

Answer	No. of respondents	%
Yes	6	60
No	4	40

The keyword to this is acceptance. Whether your family accepts you for who you are or to being homosexual may affect your life by making you feel different to everyone else, they are no different to any heterosexual person. What’s important is the bond or support given by their love ones for their own decisions.

Chapter 3

CHAPTER 3

Methodology

        I.                        Research Design

The aim of this interview is to know the possible root cause of becoming a third sex.

We came up with the questions in the interview by gathering our ideas toward the matter of becoming a third sex. After compiling those ideas we then

looked for the compatible respondents for our interview questions.

      II.                        Respondents to our research

Ten (10) respondents answered to our interviews

    III.                        Interview Questionnaire

1. Have you ever encountered a person in need of advice regarding their gender?

2. At what age do you think does this frequently occur?

3. What usual or common reasons do they say?

4. Do you think nurture or nature has a huge contribution to this?

5. Do you think any specific food or beverages are also a contribution to this?

6. Do you also think that peer pressure or influence of society plays a role to this?

7. Why do you think a lot of children today show signs of being a third sex?

8. Do you think this would cause a huge rift between family members? 

Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2

Related Literature

                                        Gender differences exist in nearly every social phenomenon. From the moment of birth, gender expectations influence how boys and girls are treated. In fact, gender expectations may begin before birth as parents and grandparents pick out pink or blue clothes and toys and decorate the baby’s room with stereotyped gender colours. Also, since the first day of a baby’s life, research shows that girls are handled more gently than boys. Girls are expected to be sweet and want to cuddle whereas boys are handled more roughly and are given greater independence. Sociologists make a clear distinction between the terms sex and gender. Sex refers to one’s biological identity of being male or female while gender refers to the socially learned expectations and behaviours associated with being male or female. Sex is biologically assigned while gender is culturally learned.         (Crossman, 1991)

                               Most of us fail to understand why anyone would want to engage in homosexual activity. To the average person, the very idea is either puzzling or repugnant. Indeed, a recent survey indicated that only 14% of men and 10% of women imagined that such behaviour could hold any "possibility of enjoyment." The peculiar nature of homosexual desire has led some people to conclude that this urge must be innate: that a certain number of people are "born that way," that sexual preferences cannot be changed or even ended. What does the best research really indicate? Are homosexual proclivities natural or irresistible? At least three answers seem possible. The first, the answer of tradition, is as follows: homosexual behavior is a bad habit that people fall into because they are sexually permissive and experimental. This view holds rat homosexuals choose their lifestyle as the result of self-indulgence and an unwillingness to play by society rules. The second position is held by a number of psychoanalysts (e.g., Bieber, Socarides). According to them, homosexual behavior is a mental illness, symptomatic of arrested development. They believe that homosexuals have unnatural or perverse desires as a consequence of poor familial relations in childhood or some other trauma. The third view is "biological" and holds that such desires are genetic or hormonal in origin, and that there is no choice involved and no "childhood trauma" necessary. (Cameron, 1997)

                     

                                Some people say the common reason why a person becomes a third sex is because of the environment but in recent research it is said to be maybe genetic; this behaviour is called Childhood Gender Nonconformity or CGN. An interview with a family with twins made this theory clearer. The children’s names are Patrick and Thomas (not their real names) they are identical twins but Patrick exhibits childhood gender nonconformity or CGN. This doesn’t describe a boy who has a doll somewhere in his toy collection or tried on his sister’s snow white outfit once, but rather one who consistently exhibits a host of strongly feminine traits and interests while avoiding boy-typical behaviour like rough-and-tumble play. There’s been considerable research into this phenomenon, particularly in males, including a study that followed boys from an early age into adulthood. The data suggest there is a very good chance Patrick will grow up to be homosexual. Not all homosexual men show this extremely feminine behaviour as young boys, but the research indicates that, of the boys who do exhibit CGN, about 75 percent of them – perhaps more – turn out to be gay, lesbian or bisexual (Swidey 2005).

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Introduction

A.      Thesis Statement

The researchers want to determine the possible contributing reasons for being a third sex.

B.      Rationale

We have chosen this topic for one reason; we aim to determine whether being a third sex is just a fad, peer pressure from society, a personal choice or even biological.

C.      Significance of the study

We wish for our study to have significance to our society, since our society now is full of judgement, and with this study we wanted to prove that there are a lot of things that bears deeper meaning and that we should be first completely knowledgeable before we judge.                      

D.     Statement of the problem

Gathering the answers might turn out to be correct for some but not to all, since in this study opinions will vary.

E.      Scope and Delimitation

·         Delimitation

            This study might tackle the scrutiny of the society towards the third sex, for example, if the third sex is acceptable to the society or not.

·         Scope

To discern if the reasons of becoming a third gender, if it is a possible reason to become a third sex by birth or by choice. 

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University of Sto.Tomas

The possible contributing reasons of becoming a third sex

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the subject of Statistics

Submitted by:                                                                                             

Constantino, Mocka                                            

Quintana, Ruth Bernadette N.

Submitted to:

Professor Crisencio M. Paner, M.Sc

Manila, 2013