It was fun reading "What's the Difference Between Boys and Girls."
This article had a lot interesting ideas and facts. At the beginning she
talks about her son wanting a barbie so he could chop her head off. This
reminded me so much of my childhood with my siblings. We are three sisters and
one brother. We were all very close growing up, and we did everything together.
My sisters were girly-girls, loved playing with dolls, dress up etc. I on
the other hand was a tomboy as a child. My brother was my favorite playmate. I
remember one day, my brother took one of my sisters dolls. they told him
to bring it back and he told me he would. When he brought the doll back, she
was blown to pieces, the hair is chopped off, the legs and arms were in the
wrong places, at least they were still attached . But I still couldn't believe
it. I don't see what it is about dolls that make boys want to mutilate
them once they get their hand on them?
"There's a straight forward reason why we are a male-female species: Reproductively, it works. We are all born with bodies designed to be the same, and to be different." This is so true! We all breathe, have beating hearts, and a similar shape to us. Although, boys have sperm, girls have eggs, boys don't produce milk, girls do, girls have babies, boys don't. There's definitely a reason for all these similarities and differences, and maybe there is a reason boys and girls are so different growing up as well.
"Children are born blank slates to be influenced-
or, worse, manipulated- by the adults around them." I also found this very
interesting. I don't think that is true! Boys and girls are made different for
a reason. I think that it's a good thing that we are different, leads to some really interesting psychological reasons behind why we do
what we do.
I wonder… how different are the brains of boys and girls?
I wonder… how different are the brains of boys and girls?
I have definitely seen my share of blown up and mutilated toys. Growing up with only boys in my family pretty much guaranteed destruction of some kind. We would break, disfigure, and maim all kinds of toys not just barbies or dolls. As we got older we would shoot them with BB guns or blow them up with fire works. I think that boys on average like to be a little more reckless and aggressive than girls. I also grew up in the 80's when action and horror movies were at an all-time high.
ReplyDeleteIn psychology 100, I learned that there is some parts of the brain do vary in size between men and women. The hippocampus in usually larger in women, and the amygdala is lager in men. These are only some structural sex differences in the brain probably resulting in functional differences. Not that women or men are superior in one way or the other when it concerns cognitive tasks. They probably have the same results but the way they get their can be different. Great post!
Hm, so there is such thing as boy brain and girl brain. Interesting how that affects our behavior, personality, and so on. I guess hormones help me understand a little more now about the differences. Seems like us girls are always more aware, and nurturing while you guys are social oriented and on the go.
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