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Isn’t everything biological? How can something magically only be cultural? There is a root of behavior and that’s biology. Men are on average larger, more aggre
by asylteltine 3y ago
Isn’t everything biological? How can something magically only be cultural? There is a root of behavior and that’s biology. Men are on average larger, more aggressive, stronger, etc. of course this would influence culture.
- AlecSchueler 3y agoSo how do you explain things that vary from culture to culture, or that drift over time?
- asylteltine 3y agoSuch as?
- im3w1l 3y agoNorth and South korea are a striking example of very different cultures, despite very similar biology.
- andsoitis 3y agogender roles such as division of labor has shifted over time, for one. men wearing makeup has a long and fascinating history from ancient times, to the Middle Ages, renaissance, 19th and 20th centuries, and the modern resurgence.
- AlecSchueler 3y agoTrousers for men, dresses for women.
- red-iron-pine 3y agoclearly, togas -- essentially dresses -- mean that the Ancient Romans were almost entirely 100% women
- mitthrowaway2 3y ago"In early 17th-century Europe, high heels were a sign of masculinity and high social status." -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-heeled_shoe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-heeled_shoe
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- prepend 3y agoI don’t think only, but can be a factor. For example, I think lots of fashion is some factor of culture and not biology. That’s why costumes are different in Germany than China. And there are things that are biology (height, etc). It’s interesting to find what’s nature and what’s nurture.