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Or maybe it is just more socially acceptable for men, so they make less effort to hide it and are more willing to turn it outward rather than inward. At this t
by Mz 9y ago
Or maybe it is just more socially acceptable for men, so they make less effort to hide it and are more willing to turn it outward rather than inward.
At this time, we cannot possibly separate out what is the result of biological wiring and what is the result of how people are socialized. There seems to be some evidence that as women gain power and social status and so forth, they start exhibiting some of the same negative traits that are deemed to be stereotypically male.
It may not be that women are more virtuous. It may just be that women get enormously more social pressure to curb certain tendencies, or at least hide them.
- TheAdamAndChe 9y agoThere is a clear correlation between aggression and testosterone levels[1]. People who take steroids are more likely to be violent[2]. Men have more testosterone, and thus act different overall. I'm not saying culture doesn't play a role, but try not to underplay biological differences between men and women overall, because they are definite. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggression#Testosterone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggression#Testosterone [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabolic_steroid#roid_rage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabolic_steroid#roid_rage
- Mz 9y agoSaying that we can't currently separate it out is not the same as saying biology has no effect.