Do biological differences determine how women and men behave? Or do socialization and environment play a bigger role?

Do biological differences determine how women and men behave? Or do socialization and environment play a bigger role?Monica DAguanno

Basically, does society have an impact on our gender and how we behave?

Yes, Absolutely!Society starts to label your gender from the day you are madeIs it a boy or girl? once the parents know the sex of a child the child is instantly labeled Pink for girls

Blue for boys

Sex vs. Gender:In scientific discourses and everyday beliefs, western thinking has understood gender (sex) as the natural outcome of sexual anatomy. Sex: persons biological status (male, female, or intersex)Gender: attitudes, feelings, and behaviors that a given culture associates with a persons biological sex. gender-normative: behavior that society sees as acceptable that matches sex and gendergender non-conformitve: behavior society sees as not acceptable that does not match the sex and the gender

what is intersex?A person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesnt fit in with the typical definitions of female or male

Pretty much, a person may be born with genitals that seem to be in-between

For example, a person might be born appearing to be female on the outside, but having mostly male-typical anatomy on the inside

In stores, toys are split by gender

Because advertisements and stores categorize toys by the sex of a child, girls cannot build Legos or play with cars, and boys cannot play with barbie or like to design clothes...women are by nature more nurturing, emotional, patient, and less intelligent than men, and that women are physically the weaker sex, have a long history. Women's primary purpose in life: to reproduce Men: to succeed in "production" (making money) and protection of women: physical strength, intelligence, and courage

Peggy Sanday (1981) found that sexual violence against women is related to constructions of masculinity and femininity in a number of societies.She found no incidence of rape, for example, in the ancient Ashanti kingdom of West Africa where women were highly respected and influential members of the community. In societies like the United States, where men and boys are encouraged to be tough and aggressive and violence is tolerated, rape is prevalent. Violent sexual relations also can be found in societies in which the construction of masculinity calls for competition among men

In Cinderella, who brings her out of rags and into riches? Prince Charming. The trope presented in fairy tales across the board is of a charming prince, saving the princess who is desperately in distress. Fairy tales, through the use of assigned, subversive, unavoidable vulnerable states to each of their female protagonists, directly imply that women will only be successful, that is, having attained a man, when they are beautiful victims. Although each female protagonist is beautiful, the paradoxical nature of the story dictates that they must be victims who do not argue with their victimhood. This is to say that they must be victims in order for the prince to save them, and they must be beautiful and submissive in order for the prince to be willing to save them. If these characteristics are not fulfilled, there would be no prince, and each protagonist would not have a chance to attain the prince, as shown in the Charles Perrault versions of Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast.

the impact of toys on todays jobsInfrastructureJobs that are created mostly for men

2008 recession millions of jobs were lostPresident Obama came into office and invested federal dollars in infrastructure to create a ton of jobs But, where did this leave the women?

Are most infrastructure jobs predominately formen because society raised men to reach for thesekinds of jobs while women stayed at home?

What gender norms did you face growing up?Do you still face them?

Citations: What is intersex?, http://www.isna.org/faq/what_is_intersex January 08, 2016

Lees, Mascia Sex Differences, Nature and Nurture, Chapter Four: Sex Differences (https://content.sakai.rutgers.edu/access/lessonbuilder/item/10359171/group/b6ca6594-e9e3-437e-aaf9-3369e488fbda/Sex%20Differences%3A%20Nature%20and%20Nurture%20-%2012_30%20_Wednesday%20%7C%7C%20Online_/Mascia-Lees%20-%20Sex%20differnces-%20Nature%20and%20nurture.pdf)

Women in Recession, Chapter Five: Austerity and Misogyny https://content.sakai.rutgers.edu/access/lessonbuilder/item/10361201/group/b6ca6594-e9e3-437e-aaf9-3369e488fbda/Women%20in%20recession%20-%201_7%20_Thursday%20%7C%7C%20In%20class_/Enloe%20-%20Women%20in%20Recession.pdf)The Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients, adopted by the APA Council of Representatives, February 18-20, 2011. http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/guidelines.aspx