Causative effects of cranial depression fractures: A case study of structural violence and social vulnerability within the Mississippi state asylum

Adams, Elise J.; Goliath, Jesse R.

doi:10.1016/j.fsisyn.2023.100324

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“…With nearly 40% of surveyed forensic anthropologists supporting supplementing case reports with indicators of gender expression at a time where no operational framework to do so exists, this could be a call to action to develop ways to provide ethically and scientifically rigorous professional observations. It is also critical that forensic anthropologists begin to routinely assess available material context and scene evidence following a blind analysis of skeletal remains, a shift in practice that we are not the first to advocate for, e.g., see [25,26,[174][175][176][177][178]. This additional evidence may provide key insight into the life and death experiences of individuals, contextualize skeletal findings, and promote the use of biocultural assessments and frameworks [78,[174][175][176][177][178] in forensic anthropology, rather than the medicalized biological assessment.…”

Section: Advocating For Sex-and Gender-diverse Peoplementioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is also critical that forensic anthropologists begin to routinely assess available material context and scene evidence following a blind analysis of skeletal remains, a shift in practice that we are not the first to advocate for, e.g., see [25,26,[174][175][176][177][178]. This additional evidence may provide key insight into the life and death experiences of individuals, contextualize skeletal findings, and promote the use of biocultural assessments and frameworks [78,[174][175][176][177][178] in forensic anthropology, rather than the medicalized biological assessment. Contextual evidence may include indicators of gender-affirming care for any decedent, including those who are transgender and gender-diverse (TGD), highlighting that this is mutually beneficial for those belonging to TGD and non-TGD communities [25,[179][180][181].…”

Section: Advocating For Sex-and Gender-diverse Peoplementioning

confidence: 99%

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Speaking of Sex: Critical Reflections for Forensic Anthropologists

Flaherty,

Johnson,

Woollen

et al. 2023

Humans

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Forensic anthropologists have a responsibility to appropriately relay information about a decedent in medicolegal reports and when communicating with the public. The terms ‘sex’ and ‘sex estimation’ have been applied with numerous, inconsistent definitions under the guise that sex—a broad, complex concept—can be reduced to a female/male binary. This binary does not reflect biocultural realities and harms those whose bodies do not meet social expectations of maleness or femaleness. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Laboratory (UNLV FAB Lab) advocates for the use of the term ‘assigned sex at birth’ (ASAB) to highlight that binary sex is not biologically inherent to the body, but rather, assigned by society. Additionally, we call for the use of disclaimers in case reports to denote the limitations of ASAB estimation methods, the differentiation between those with mixed trait expression (i.e., indeterminate) and those on whom an ASAB analysis cannot be performed (i.e., unknown), and the included consideration of gender in forensic anthropology research and case reports. Such applications challenge biological normalcy, allowing forensic anthropologists to actively advocate for those whose bodies do not meet biocultural expectations.

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