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It's interesting to see the rebound in sociological thinking. I'm not well versed in sociology by any measure, but the article seems to imply that the strong fo

It's interesting to see the rebound in sociological thinking. I'm not well versed in sociology by any measure, but the article seems to imply that the strong form of social constructionism is common belief. I would say that most people agree with the weak form of social constructionism, where facts can coexist with social constructs. Furthermore, does anybody really believe that sex differences don't exist? (other than a vocal minority)

krapp 9y ago
People can believe that sex differences exist, while disagreeing with others on how dominant their influence is, versus the social constructs. One obvious example of this is arguments about the dearth of women in technical and programming roles.
- belorn 9y ago
  That "obvious example" has major issue when looking at the population as a whole. If you took a random person on the street and asked what profession they had then the chances are about 50% or higher that they are in a worse gender segregation than technical and programming professions. Consider this: only 12% of the employed people in Sweden work in a profession which has equal or less gender segregation of 60%/40%. The remaining 88%, also called the wast majority work in a place which is considered gender segregated. technical and programming professions have around 70%-30% gender segregation. They rank very average among all profession, with no distinctive attribute in the area of gender segregation. What does a average gender segregation for a specific profession say about sex differences vs social constructs? Would not looking at those several profession with 99% or higher gender segregation be more telling? For example, what does the highest male gender segregated profession reported here in Sweden, brick layers, with a ration above 99% tell us about sex differences vs social constructs?

krapp 9y ago

People can believe that sex differences exist, while disagreeing with others on how dominant their influence is, versus the social constructs. One obvious example of this is arguments about the dearth of women in technical and programming roles.

belorn 9y ago
That "obvious example" has major issue when looking at the population as a whole. If you took a random person on the street and asked what profession they had then the chances are about 50% or higher that they are in a worse gender segregation than technical and programming professions. Consider this: only 12% of the employed people in Sweden work in a profession which has equal or less gender segregation of 60%/40%. The remaining 88%, also called the wast majority work in a place which is considered gender segregated. technical and programming professions have around 70%-30% gender segregation. They rank very average among all profession, with no distinctive attribute in the area of gender segregation. What does a average gender segregation for a specific profession say about sex differences vs social constructs? Would not looking at those several profession with 99% or higher gender segregation be more telling? For example, what does the highest male gender segregated profession reported here in Sweden, brick layers, with a ration above 99% tell us about sex differences vs social constructs?