Richard Udry attempts to apply the theory of sex-dismorphic behavior predispositions and the hypothetical normative structure of our society to a study of women that took place over the course of 30 years. In this study, scientists collected data about the women while they were still in their mother's womb, namely the level of androgen present. ... Risman suggests that "the positivist model of science not only failed in this particular instance to recognize and exclude the expression of particular political values- She also argues against Udry's claim that he conducted a "value fr...

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" (Martin, 1998) Martin's (1998) study examines how the following practices contribute to a gendering of children's bodies in preschool: The effects of dressing-up or bodily adornment, the gendered nature of formal and relaxed behaviors, how the different restrictions on girls' and boys' voices limit their physicality, how teachers instruct girls' and boys' bodies, and the gendering of physical interactions between children and teachers and among the children themselves (p. 497). ... With the absence of biology and focusing solely on dress, this may very wel...

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Biology and upbringing have a lot to do with this. ... Socialization and biology shape men and women. ... Studies have shown that females in charge rate higher as effective leaders. ... In one study by the Gallup Organization, it was discovered that employees don't leave a good job because they are upset with pay or benefits. ... Studies continually show that women are scoring higher on almost every thing. ...

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Over the years they have done various studies that show the anatomical differences in men and women are not what earlier scientists had concluded. ... In these cases it can be understood why a person might think that nature and biology are the greatest influence in gender roles. On the other hand, if one has chosen to believe that it is nurture and environment rather than biology, one can surely find examples of things that have influenced ones own views about how we act. ...

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Homophobia appears to be a consequence of gender (the antithesis of orthodox masculinity) yet, findings from this study confirm that being unmasculine is not the same as being feminine. ... ""By studying sexual excitations other than those that are manifestly displayed, [psychoanalysis] has found that all human beings are capable of making a homosexual object choice and have in fact made on in their unconscious", writes Freud" (Bech, 25). ... The current background researchers are trying to figure out whether it is Environment and Biology that determines sexuality. ... A study was done by ...

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Using my data, a study by Carin Perilloux and David M. ... Pointing out that biology textbooks use only negative words such as "failure" that only produces "waste", and "dying," denuding, " to describe the female reproductive system, specifically the menstrual cycle, Martin forms a juxtaposition against the male sperm, that is "something deemed valuable," "strong and streamlined" (Martin, 488,489). ... The study by Carin Perilloux and David M. ... This shows that even at the level of scientific studies and surveys, males are stereotyped as...

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However, Irwing & Lynn (2005) argued that the results of previous researches had not been analysed using meta – analyses technique (working out size of statistical findings of a large number of studies). The researchers set out to collect data from 57 studies, 30 different countries and to analyze the results. The researchers found relatively insignificant results in their two studies (slight difference in children at 15-19 years of age with 2 IQ points more for boys; 3-5 points more for undergraduate men and 5 points more amongst male adults). ... Further meta – analyses` studies ...

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Chances are no one factor or study can alone explicate and clarify the human sexual orientation. ... (LeVay/Hamer 23) Animal studies make available a good deal of evidence for biological basis of disease, but in this case, sexual orientation. ... In addition, they are less attractive to male mice (Gorman 60) Related to Gorski and Allen's study, Simon LeVay, a British biologist and neurologist at San Diego Salk Institute, who is also gay, performed another study for Biological Studies, in 1990. ... For every trait they studied, clinicians and biologists often assemble a trait pro...

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These case studies put forward, argue precisely the point, that it is biological factors that decide our sexuality and we are therefore biologically driven towards our sexuality. *************** The nurture theory, put simply, means that our sexuality is not the result of our biology (nature) but rather that our sexuality and characteristics are socially learned through experience. A study by Albert Bandura et al ( 197-) has shown how "children learn their roles from those influential models they observe around them, particularly their parents. ... In the 1930s, a social anthropologist named M...

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Chances are no one factor or study can alone explicate and clarify the human sexual orientation. ... (LeVay/Hamer 23) Animal studies make available a good deal of evidence for biological basis of disease, but in this case, sexual orientation. ... In addition, they are less attractive to male mice (Gorman 60) Related to Gorski and Allen's study, Simon LeVay, a British biologist and neurologist at San Diego Salk Institute, who is also gay, performed another study for Biological Studies, in 1990. ... For every trait they studied, clinicians and biologists often assemble a trait profile of th...

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This discovery was made by studying patients suffering from a stroke on different sides of the brain. ... A study was conducted on a hermaphrodite bird and they discovered that the brain tissue itself was different on the male side from the female side. ... Unfortunately, she was not taught, nor are many other teachers, of the way boys and girls approach art differently based on the biology of their eyes. ... Sax's studies about gender is huge for teachers. ...

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The justification to these statistics says that men work more demanding hours while women work less; however, the study conducted revealing this information adjusts for age, race, hours, and education, making the transgression illogical and inexcusable. ... That's just biology. ...

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Although there are many evidences that indicate gender differences are a reason of environmental factors like society, family, education or culture, latest research studies demonstrate that the superior reason of it actually comes from hormones, brain activities and behaviours which are the main components for nature. ... In addition to nurture side of the debate, a recent study looked at 86 countries and found that math scores are determined by culture, not biology. ...

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Several studies give different dates of the Venus de Willendorf era where most recent dating is cited for period between 24,000-22,000 BCE. ... Developments in technology, human biology, moral and ethical definitions, and present challenges are largely credited for the evolving definition. ...

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All people in the world are different in their own individual way. It is the behavior of each person that makes up their identity. It all comes down to what makes up who a person is and what characteristics they have that builds to develop the personality and the inner self which creates an identity for the person. This behavior is shaped by either the biological factors or environmental factors that create a sense of self, or who a person truly is. In other words, both nature and nurture have effects on a person's identity. ...

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