Prairie Dog I hope that I didn't give you the impression that I believe that "males and females are the same." As I said "...some differences between the sexes are innate..."
I believe that our identities and abilities are influenced by biological factors. No one can argue that males are able to achieve upper body strength at a much higher rate than females. This then means of course that men will be better able to perform tasks that require a lot of heavy lifting.
It however is very dangerous to assume that all sex differences are dependant on biology, and proving this would prove to be impossible. This is because, as stated in my last comment, males and females are socialized differently. There is no way to separate nature/nurture.
A further example can be seen in how children are (generally) encouraged to play different sports based on their sex. Females are often put into cooperative/non-violent sports such as gymnastics and figure skating whereas males tend to be placed into competitive/violent sports such as hockey and football. It is logical then that these things would have an effect on the creation of a person’s demeanor!
As well I think that one only needs to look in a toy store/child’s toy box to see some of the may ways that children are socialized to act their sex. If one believes that these things exist in a vacuum without any lasting effects then they are being naïve.
Also my opinions are not as dated as you might believe, as a Sociology student these are reflective of some of the things that I am being currently taught!
Though some differences between the sexes are innate, most are created by socialization!!!
Right from birth babies are (typically) treated differently. For example males are rough-housed and females talked to more then their opposite-sex baby peers.
So the only reason that female brains act any differently or perform better at language tasks is because females are (generally) encouraged to talk more then males. This then causes the regions of their brains involved with language processing to get more exercise and therefore more efficient/adept then in the brains of males!
Same this goes with mental tasks that males (typically) perform better in then females! (math!)
That's probably why she wants to get it into ship-shape, so it'll make a better meal!
I believe that our identities and abilities are influenced by biological factors. No one can argue that males are able to achieve upper body strength at a much higher rate than females. This then means of course that men will be better able to perform tasks that require a lot of heavy lifting.
It however is very dangerous to assume that all sex differences are dependant on biology, and proving this would prove to be impossible. This is because, as stated in my last comment, males and females are socialized differently. There is no way to separate nature/nurture.
A further example can be seen in how children are (generally) encouraged to play different sports based on their sex. Females are often put into cooperative/non-violent sports such as gymnastics and figure skating whereas males tend to be placed into competitive/violent sports such as hockey and football. It is logical then that these things would have an effect on the creation of a person’s demeanor!
As well I think that one only needs to look in a toy store/child’s toy box to see some of the may ways that children are socialized to act their sex. If one believes that these things exist in a vacuum without any lasting effects then they are being naïve.
Also my opinions are not as dated as you might believe, as a Sociology student these are reflective of some of the things that I am being currently taught!
Though some differences between the sexes are innate, most are created by socialization!!!
Right from birth babies are (typically) treated differently. For example males are rough-housed and females talked to more then their opposite-sex baby peers.
So the only reason that female brains act any differently or perform better at language tasks is because females are (generally) encouraged to talk more then males. This then causes the regions of their brains involved with language processing to get more exercise and therefore more efficient/adept then in the brains of males!
Same this goes with mental tasks that males (typically) perform better in then females! (math!)