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Article is from 2019, and also somehow goes through the entire article without even entertaining the idea that personality differences might be hormonally media

Article is from 2019, and also somehow goes through the entire article without even entertaining the idea that personality differences might be hormonally mediated. Women are from Venus I guess, or something.

1attice 2y ago
Yes, this.
mvdtnz 2y ago
For most of the article the author is focused on the descriptive side of these differences - he says so multiple times. He does briefly mention explanatory elements, > I also believe that a truly mature, honest, and nuanced discussion of the origins of sex differences must recognize the deep influence of genetics and biology Biology - that would include hormones right? The purpose of the article is not to explain the differences between sexes but to show that they do indeed exist and we should have honest and mature discussions about it. Unfortunately the topic is a bit of a landmine, culturally. At least in the West.
- yieldcrv 2y ago
  We acknowledge sexual dimorphism in every other species, including mammals, and the extremes of sexual selection of traits. but turn our brains off when it comes to humans as if there is zero influence of the same selective pressures just on the off chance that someone would try to marginalize another human based on this information how do we get beyond this?
IshKebab 2y ago
I think you misunderstood - he doesn't talk about the causes of the differences at all, just their existence. The very start of the article explicitly talks about the difference between these things, how did you miss it? > Debates can be classified into two main types: (a) The description of sex differences, including both the size and variability of sex differences across a multitude of physical and psychological traits, and (b) The origins and development of sex differences, including the complex interplay between social, cultural, genetic, and biological factors that influence sex differences. > These lines often get blurred. ... > I believe that this blurring between the descriptive and the explanatory levels of analysis has stunted the field and distorted public debates over these complex and sensitive issues.
justonceokay 2y ago
My trans colleagues would definitely attest to the effect hormones can have on behavior.
- trallnag 2y ago
  What's a trans colleague?
  - Wumpnot 2y ago
    [flagged]
  - echoangle 2y ago
    A colleague who’s transgender.

1attice 2y ago

Yes, this.

mvdtnz 2y ago

For most of the article the author is focused on the descriptive side of these differences - he says so multiple times. He does briefly mention explanatory elements, > I also believe that a truly mature, honest, and nuanced discussion of the origins of sex differences must recognize the deep influence of genetics and biology Biology - that would include hormones right? The purpose of the article is not to explain the differences between sexes but to show that they do indeed exist and we should have honest and mature discussions about it. Unfortunately the topic is a bit of a landmine, culturally. At least in the West.

yieldcrv 2y ago
We acknowledge sexual dimorphism in every other species, including mammals, and the extremes of sexual selection of traits. but turn our brains off when it comes to humans as if there is zero influence of the same selective pressures just on the off chance that someone would try to marginalize another human based on this information how do we get beyond this?

IshKebab 2y ago

I think you misunderstood - he doesn't talk about the causes of the differences at all, just their existence. The very start of the article explicitly talks about the difference between these things, how did you miss it? > Debates can be classified into two main types: (a) The description of sex differences, including both the size and variability of sex differences across a multitude of physical and psychological traits, and (b) The origins and development of sex differences, including the complex interplay between social, cultural, genetic, and biological factors that influence sex differences. > These lines often get blurred. ... > I believe that this blurring between the descriptive and the explanatory levels of analysis has stunted the field and distorted public debates over these complex and sensitive issues.

justonceokay 2y ago

My trans colleagues would definitely attest to the effect hormones can have on behavior.

trallnag 2y ago
What's a trans colleague?
- Wumpnot 2y ago
  [flagged]
- echoangle 2y ago
  A colleague who’s transgender.