Do you think gender differences are biological or cultural?

[PrincessPie]

Biological

Cultural

Both

[Uchūjin]

100% a bit of both.

For example, a man is biologically stronger and physically stronger and people are biologically hard wired to have more sympathy for women because the survival of our species relies on them greatly, etc..

Culturally, women in some cultures are treated as property and a showcase of wealth, in some other cultures, women are viewed as goddesses, etc..

So gender roles are definitely both.

[BoyUFine]

I mean it's fact a girl is weaker than a man biologically. But the way they think its completely learn from what they see.

[OlderAndWiser]

Both. Anyone who fails to account for innate biological differences is living a fool's folly.

[Lumberman53]

well third wave feminism for some reason tells women to be exactly like men

[OlderAndWiser]

@Lumberman53 Most women have enough sense to not listen to such nonsense.

[Lumberman53]

Yes Thankfully

[Barrabus_the_Free]

No they don't.

[Lumberman53]

@Barrabus_the_Free Thankfully most women on't try to be like men but third wave feminism will try to

[ADFSDF1996]

Physical and psychological differences are biological. Gender norms are cultural.

[d2796]

I'd say a litte bit of both, men and women (as much as some people hate to admit it) are different, and that's a good thing if we were all the same we'd be asexual... that said our differences range everywhere from our physical appearance, to our molecular structure, our brains work differently, our bodies work differently, even our molecular structure is slightly different, to say there is no difference between male and female, or to say those differences are all social constructs, is purely delusional.

[JM99JR]

As opposed to sex (which comprises only the biological aspects of being either female or male), gender includes the psychological, social, cultural, and behavioral characteristics associated with being female or male. Gender is defined by one's gender identity or the recognition that one is either male or female based on both biological and psychosocial considerations, and the internalization of this gender concept into one's self-identity. Gender role is largely a product of the way in which one was raised and may not be in conformance with one's gender identity. The development of gender differences is a complicated issue including elements of both nature (biology) and nurture (socialization). Far from being straightforward, research is finding that these two factors are interrelated in complex ways. Much more research is needed before the relationship between the two factors and the influence of the relationship on gender is completely understood.

[JM99JR]

It is interesting when you look at the game of chess: you will find that in the entire history of the game, only one female has ever reached the top 10 ratings list. Call me sexist if you like, but there has to be some biological explanation of this, the disparity is just to great for it to be purely cultural.

[JM99JR]

for not of*, and too not to*

[crswalkerr]

Culturally speaking, we've exaggerated them but there are biological reasons for some. It's a pretty big discussion really the whole nature, nurture thing.

[stang1558]

yep must be culturals fault that men are physically bigger and stronger..

[FakeName123]

Mostly biological. Society just emphatises and amplifies it. But society only does it, because it has always been there as a biological reality.

[Zumbido]

Differences between sexes are biological. Differences between genders are cultural.

[Jayson101]

It's biological baby. It is biological sorry to say. The culture follows the biological imperative that women give birth and nurture, and men protect and proivide

[Jawajoey]

Technically both, but way more biological than people like to admit these days.

[SebShaw82]

Both. Sexual dimorphism is indisputably biological but gender roles are largely cultural.

[Auctor]

I think it's a little bit of both. We pretty much teach men and women how to be men and women.

[Juxtapose]

Both but I still think it's imperative to judge people as individuals and by their actions.

[Sara413]

Largely cultural but there are of course some biological differences.

[Belorum]

Both, but mostly biological.

[Anonymous]

Biological, in caveman days do you really think they had fashion and different things for either sex to use? It was all done on instinct

[Daringdeaffighter]

Honestly I'm not too sure the appropriate answer the question is too generic

[HamAndCheese]

Biological, then enhanced by culture.

[OCpunK]

Scientifically speaking it is only biological

[NaarasSikaa]

Definitely both.

[eagle1951]

i have to go with both

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I think it's both.