Comments on: What contribution do you think biology and culture make to gender differences? http://arezeez.com/2009/12/06/what-contribution-do-you-think-biology-and-culture-make-to-gender-differences/ What , Why, Where, Which, Who, How,Help Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:40:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Greywolf http://arezeez.com/2009/12/06/what-contribution-do-you-think-biology-and-culture-make-to-gender-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-37877 Greywolf Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:32:00 +0000 http://arezeez.com/2009/12/06/what-contribution-do-you-think-biology-and-culture-make-to-gender-differences/#comment-37877 I did a study about gender identity in college that showed by the age of 3, gender-biased toys were selected by the like gender meaning boys chose trucks and blocks, girls chose dolls and make-believe things. The professor also commented on this phenomenom being similar across all cultures but I will tell you that biology also influences what we define as masculine or feminine. HOrmones, the size of a certain area in the brain, many different biological/ genetic traits lend itself to influence how "masculine" or "feminine" a boy or girl is. Role modeling and cultural influences make a big difference but it can't always override genetic differences. I did a study about gender identity in college that showed by the age of 3, gender-biased toys were selected by the like gender meaning boys chose trucks and blocks, girls chose dolls and make-believe things. The professor also commented on this phenomenom being similar across all cultures but I will tell you that biology also influences what we define as masculine or feminine. HOrmones, the size of a certain area in the brain, many different biological/ genetic traits lend itself to influence how "masculine" or "feminine" a boy or girl is.

Role modeling and cultural influences make a big difference but it can’t always override genetic differences.

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