Re: sports/ boys vs girls
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<< Would you agree that boys have something inside them
that makes them aggressive and rowdy that most girls
just don't have. >>
No. Some boys are naturally more aggressive and rowdy than some girls,
but some boys are naturally calm and quiet and some girls are aggressive
and rowdy. I heard once that a Native American tribe had 6 words for
gender, compared to our 2 (male & female). However, we will probably
never determine how much of male vs female is nature vs nurture, because
studies have shown that it is common for people to treat boys and girls
differently from birth, and even in the womb. So any study of children
that proves inherent differences will be flawed, because those children
will have already been affected by nurture. Even if you treat your boy
and girl identically, others whom they interact with will not.
Mary Ellen
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<Hi and Lois>
that makes them aggressive and rowdy that most girls
just don't have. >>
No. Some boys are naturally more aggressive and rowdy than some girls,
but some boys are naturally calm and quiet and some girls are aggressive
and rowdy. I heard once that a Native American tribe had 6 words for
gender, compared to our 2 (male & female). However, we will probably
never determine how much of male vs female is nature vs nurture, because
studies have shown that it is common for people to treat boys and girls
differently from birth, and even in the womb. So any study of children
that proves inherent differences will be flawed, because those children
will have already been affected by nurture. Even if you treat your boy
and girl identically, others whom they interact with will not.
Mary Ellen
Gain weight... Stay Active... Get Smarter...
New Year's Resolutions are EASY for Babies!
<Hi and Lois>
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Do you know that some chidren are born who are between genders? There's some
really interesting information available at isna.org, the web page of the
hermaphrodite organization which is seeking to end the western medical
practice of surgically altering (mutilating) infants who do not fit the
standard model.-Amaila-
really interesting information available at isna.org, the web page of the
hermaphrodite organization which is seeking to end the western medical
practice of surgically altering (mutilating) infants who do not fit the
standard model.-Amaila-