Overall I enjoyed Professor Widman lecture on the biological aspect of gender. In my war and religion class we have been discuss some of the difference too. Why I do thing cultural plays into why men and women are different and we we have stereotypes. Biology in my opinion does have a major role in why Men and Women have different roles. Because it is Females who bear the children that but them out of commission to work, it is less so then know. If you look back at early societies, the women could not just get up and leave to go on 3 day hunting expeditions. I would have like to hear him discuss this more than just have to hear him defend his position for an hour and a half.
For the most I enjoyed hearing about the studies and was glad to know that some of them have been across cultures. That helps me to believe that it just not cultural that tells men and women what is pretty or their roles in society.
I look at it this way Cultural and ideology has changed so much since humankind was created. There has always been gender, race, and class divide. It can't just be because of cultural. There has to be more to it.
The Basow article does a nice job of laying out the historical perspectives of gender divide happens throughout different societies.
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