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Originally Posted by sapiens
Independent of the position outlined in the OP (which seems to be an unsubstantiated claim about differences between the sexes), whether or not there are innate psychological differences between men and women is an empirical question. It is not established fact that differences are largely culturally influenced. Far, from it. There is a massive amount of research examining differences between men and women that don't appear to be culturally influenced.
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Yes, but the trouble is that that research is done on living breathing thinking people, and it's generally considered unethical to screw with someone's childhood in the name of psychological research. You can't treat a boy as a girl from birth in order to find out if he still grows up wanting to shoot things. You have to wait for some asshole child abuser to do it for you and then study the kid. In fact, I noticed a case of that several years ago on the wires - -mom wanted a daughter so badly that she dressed her son as a girl - - -he thought he was a girl even after he started going to school. I'd be interested to see how he's doing now - if he displays normal male tendencies or if he's a more "feminine" male because of his feminine-laced upbringing.