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Case Study Seven

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

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Simple distinctions come all too easily. Frequently we open the way for later puzzlement by restricting the options we take to be available. So, for example, in contrasting science and religion, we often operate with a simple pair of categories. On one side there is science, proof, and certainty; on the other, religion, conjecture, and faith ⋯ (Kitcher, 1982).

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(2002). Case Study Seven. In: Case Studies in Forensic Epidemiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47524-3_11

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