Sex Differences and the Degree to Which They Exist in Men and Women

Since the beginning of time there has been a distinct division between the sexes. Through sheer definition there is a physical difference between the two but as time has passed there has been an indisputable recognition of the differences in personality and cognition. There are also undeniable differences in the life experiences had by the two sexes that

The structure of men and women’s brain differ, which is the underlying cause to the differing communication skills (“Men and Women”). A study was conducted to examine the structural differences of men and women’s brains and the results provided an explanation to why men and women behave differently (“Men and Women”).

When males are 20-25 years old, the highest category for committing a crime, they have no other ways to show females how manly they are other then fighting and committing crimes. I think the reason why older males don’t commit more crimes compared to the younger generation is because older folk have other ways to show their manliness like their job, how much money they have, or the kind of car that they drive. That being said crime has nothing to do with biology, but it comes down to men trying to show how powerful they are in an attempt to “woo” a female. Concerning the fact that males and females sharing the same environment but males being “more violent”, I think the reason is because males aren’t as protected as females are. During high school kids always hear about fathers or brothers who will protect their child or sibling from anyone that hurts them in any way. You never hear a sister or a mother saying that about their

Methodological Issues Article Review. Read the following articles, which can be accessed through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library:

According to sociobiology our sex, or, our biological differences are what determines our gender. Sociobiologists suggest that biological elements such as our hormones, chromosomes and the size of our brain are what influence our behaviour and consequently what differentiates our gender. Because men produce more testosterone and androgens than women, which are linked to strength and aggression, sociobiologists argue that this explains men’s dominant and aggressive behaviour. (Haralambos & Holborn, 2000)

Differences in brain structure between males and females result in important differences in perceptions, emotional expressions, priorities and behaviors. (*) Relationship traits, problem solving approaches, mathematical abilities, reactions to stress, language, emotions, brain size, pain perception, spatial ability and susceptibility to disorders are just some areas in which men and women react differently because of their differences in brain structure. (*) To some scientists and theorists these many influential biological differences between men and women make gender roles inevitable. (*)

Kimura’s scientific article Sex Differences in the Brain provides an excellent scientific basis and intermingles social implications with scientific discoveries. It’s use of graphs and tables allow for readers to easily understand each point being driven and makes excellent use of past references to allow a full scope of comparisons. Borchers’ social science article Sociological differences between women and men: Implications for autoimmunity gives genuine insight into the differences of men and women’s abilities regarding everyday tasks and duties but falls short in it’s delivery and scope. I suffers from confusing in text statistics and poorly places graphs that make it difficult for a reader to understand. While of the same topic, the Kimura’s scientific article does a better job of not only presenting ideas but creating them as well. Bringing several different approaches to understanding how men and women function, the scientific article is the superior of the two for this

Slaby and Frey also found that boys tend to reach gender consistency before girls. This difference can't be explained by Kohlberg, since the rate of cognitive maturation is the same for both sexes. This suggests that other factors, apart from cognitive changes, must be taken into account when explaining gender

In her article “Sex Differences Are Not Hardwired,” Lesley Rogers claims that although genes do play a role when it comes to sex differences it is not the only factor that effects gender and it is impossible to not include interactive explanations when describing sex differences. The first topic is genetic determinist explanations for sex differences. In this section, Rogers discusses how popular media sources have now become involved in the conversation of genetic explanations for sex differences in behavior. The main message being spread throughout media is “genes cause behavior” and that it is “hardwired” in our brains at birth to be a certain way (28). Rogers emphasizes that this is not the case and that it’s more complexed, but this information

It is shown in multiple studies that women are slightly more susceptible to conform because they feel a higher need to be accepted in society (Vaughan & Hogg 2013). While this is true, the conformity distinction between male and female relies upon familiarities. For instance if you are asking women to name a type of wrench, they are more likely to go along with the group's answer because a wrench is more of a masculine object. It works the same way with men: If you were to ask men to name a specific type of needlework, they’d be more likely to conform because they are unfamiliar with objects more feminine. However, if you were to ask both men and women about something neutral (i.e. a famous person) usually the percent of conformity would be rather equal, except maybe a little higher with

Men are from Venus and women are from Mars, a book written by Arthur John Gray, metaphorically stated a popular myth of the impassable difference of genders. In the article “Gender” written by Greer, argues that gender hierarchies cannot be categorized through biological or behavior data. Differences between female and male are also exaggerated by learnt behavior. Also, Brownmiller’s article “Emotion” disputes that women are assessed negatively by the social to be emotional, irritable and tearful which are opposite to men. In light of their approaches, this essay will compare and contrast them two based on their emphasis.

In Richard Udry’s article “The Biological Limits to Gender Constructivism”, he creates a hypothesis and research design to promote his ideas on what influences gender. Udry gathers a series of what he believes to be valuable data but his critics tend to think otherwise. Throughout this paper Udry’s study will be explained as well as the implications his critics find within his research design to come to an eventual conclusion of weather or not Udry or his critics are more persuasive.

The final study on similarities versus difference came up with results similar to the prior research conducted thus far. But, it was made on a much grander scale than the previous ones. In an article from Iowa State University, it discusses a team of 3 researchers, Zlatan Krizan, an associate professor of psychology at ISU, Ethan Zell, an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Sabrina Teeter, a graduate student at Western Carolina University. Together they conducted a mass meta synthesis of over 100 meta analyses which encompassed the data on more than 12 million people. In the conclusion of the report that was published in the American Psychologist, “found an almost 80 percent overlap for more than 75 percent of the psychological

However, overall these biological differences are small.. And they don't account for our stereotypical views of what is masculine and what is feminine. Some of the aggressive behavior of boys could still be contributed to individual

Gender differences occur in many aspects of a person’s life whether it is culture, politics, occupation, family and relationships, or the economy (just to name a few). One major difference in gender occurs in learning and education in the elementary and secondary levels. Research has found that males and females learn differently in many aspects of education. First of all, female and male brains are constructed differently affecting the way they learn; this leads to basic differences in learning and also gives an introduction into why the way one learns differs according to gender and how males and females learn subjects and tasks differently. Second, males and females are treated differently, sometimes unconsciously, in educational