No, I'm not making the argument that there aren't coercive social forces. Peer pressure is a real thing, and I've had to endure it, just like everyone else. In

No, I'm not making the argument that there aren't coercive social forces. Peer pressure is a real thing, and I've had to endure it, just like everyone else. In my opinion, what social pressure tends to do is exaggerate existing biological differences, enforce conformity (pressure you into behaving more like others). I'm not arguing that this is a good thing either. I didn't like that kind of social pressure growing up. The argument I'm making is that pretending that typical male/female behavior is exclusively a product of our culture is wrong. It doesn't have to be all social, or all biological. It most probably is a mixture of both (just like in every other nature vs nurture debate). If we understand the biological root well, then we have a more solid basis for understanding the social forces that operate on top of that.