tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post7912137852032718164..comments2024-03-29T04:06:37.402-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Will the Real Creationist Please Stand UpStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-83703943010616218762011-04-24T15:02:02.765-07:002011-04-24T15:02:02.765-07:00I agree with you that those who actually say "...I agree with you that those who actually say "gender is a social construct" tend to cultural influences as dominant in human behavior, though I think most would not class physical strength as a behavior. I was at college in the 1980s when this type of theory was popular, yet never heard anyone express belief that watching females subdue larger and stronger males would make that a reality. <br /><br />While I support strong questioning of ideologically based positions in science, I think we should be careful to fairly represent their arguments. If you actually have seen this argument made, though, I would get a good laugh out of it though...as I suspect would most "gender constructionists" would too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-43273701197910127222011-04-24T08:52:30.738-07:002011-04-24T08:52:30.738-07:00People who believe that gender is a social constru...People who believe that gender is a social construct tend to believe that nearly all human behavior is culturally determined.<br /><br />The alternative would be Darwinian explanations of human behavior, explanations that give far more importance to biology.<br /><br />Obviously, both nature and culture have a role, but they must be in some kind of harmony. If you say, as I discussed in another post, that if men are generally stronger than women, it's a social construct, and that it will be changed once we see enough television shows where women police officers subdue male criminals... then the social construct side has veered too far away from nature.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-42744346054656462442011-04-23T18:57:49.211-07:002011-04-23T18:57:49.211-07:00I'm not for or against "gender as a socia...I'm not for or against "gender as a social construct" - most people would accept it's a bit of both as this is really just an example of the old nature/nurture debate. But I disagree that the arguments for biological evolution and gender as construct cannot coexist. Humans evolved biologically, but Christmas and University and marriage are all social constructs. "Class" is a social construct. I don't think anyone much disagrees with this. <br /><br />What even the most extremist gender construct folks are saying is no different. Humans evolved into biologically different beings, but (they argue) they are not a psychologically and behaviorally determined to be different as we believe. That part (like Christmas and prom) is a social construct.<br /><br />I haven't really seen that version around much since the late 80s though - seems like the pendulum has been toward the focus on differences for a good while now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com