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I'm with you until you get to nature vs. nurture. Societal norms are so ingrained in early childhood education that it's extremely difficult to discern one from

by tghw 13y ago

I'm with you until you get to nature vs. nurture. Societal norms are so ingrained in early childhood education that it's extremely difficult to discern one from the other. So, while we currently have different interests between the genders (speaking broadly), there's a good chance it's mostly nurture, which means that different attitudes early on could change that in the future.

sbjustin 13y ago
Societal norms are so ingrained in early childhood education that it's extremely difficult to discern one from the other. -Agreed I think there is a possibility that nurture does play a lot into the equation (I played sports growing up, while my wife went to 'lady' classes). My point with the nature vs nurture (and i can't prove it, merely speculate) is that testosterone/estrogen levels in each gender should not be ignored.
cunac 13y ago
as somebody who saw ugly side of human nature (war) I can guarantee you that social norms are way weaker than any aspect of human nature. I wish it is different but I have rather big statistical sample to draw upon
jrs235 13y ago
http://www.amazon.com/Why-Gender-Matters-Teachers-Differences/dp/0767916255/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369853546&sr=8-1&keywords=gender+differences http://www.amazon.com/Why-Gender-Matters-Teachers-Difference...
theorique 13y ago
However, there do exist a number of built-in, biological differences between male and female brains - see, e.g. [pdf] http://www.benthamscience.com/open/toanatj/articles/V002/37TOANATJ.pdf http://www.benthamscience.com/open/toanatj/articles/V002/37T... While this isn't the whole story, it's important to understand what may be attributed to innate differences and what may be attributed to cultural forces.
ahomescu1 13y ago
And yet, in many cases, nature prevails over nurture. For example, adultery is severely frowned upon (and in many cases punished) by most cultures today. That doesn't stop many people from cheating on their spouses whenever they feel like it.

by tghw 13y ago

sbjustin 13y ago

Societal norms are so ingrained in early childhood education that it's extremely difficult to discern one from the other. -Agreed I think there is a possibility that nurture does play a lot into the equation (I played sports growing up, while my wife went to 'lady' classes). My point with the nature vs nurture (and i can't prove it, merely speculate) is that testosterone/estrogen levels in each gender should not be ignored.

cunac 13y ago

as somebody who saw ugly side of human nature (war) I can guarantee you that social norms are way weaker than any aspect of human nature. I wish it is different but I have rather big statistical sample to draw upon

jrs235 13y ago

http://www.amazon.com/Why-Gender-Matters-Teachers-Differences/dp/0767916255/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369853546&sr=8-1&keywords=gender+differences http://www.amazon.com/Why-Gender-Matters-Teachers-Difference...

theorique 13y ago

However, there do exist a number of built-in, biological differences between male and female brains - see, e.g. [pdf] http://www.benthamscience.com/open/toanatj/articles/V002/37TOANATJ.pdf http://www.benthamscience.com/open/toanatj/articles/V002/37T... While this isn't the whole story, it's important to understand what may be attributed to innate differences and what may be attributed to cultural forces.

ahomescu1 13y ago

And yet, in many cases, nature prevails over nurture. For example, adultery is severely frowned upon (and in many cases punished) by most cultures today. That doesn't stop many people from cheating on their spouses whenever they feel like it.