Gender Differences

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This paper discusses gender differences between men and women. It begins by differentiating sex from gender. It then details two of numerous theories about gender differences and classification: cognitive theory and sociological theory. The paper describes each theory and discusses how they can be practically applied to understand the differences between men and women.

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"Emotionally speaking, men and women deal with it in different ways. Men are generally aggressive while women are more naturally nurturing and strong in social memories. It is a common belief that men are less emotional than women and more inclined in logic and reason when dealing with decisions and every day life. Women, on the other hand, are more in tuned with their emotions like happiness, sadness and fear. They also express anxiety and depression feeling than men. Men appear adept at maximizing their hostility and anger, and at minimizing emotions to do with vulnerability, guilt, fear and hurt. These emotional dealings are because men and women are controlled by different areas of the brain. The DNA of the male and female form a different base upon which experience falls. Our genetic makeup causes information to be stored in a slightly different manner, integrated in a slightly different way, interacting internally in a different way ... all sufficient to produce the observed psychological differences."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Kay Bussy & Albert Bandura. (1999). Social Cognitive Theory of Gender Development and Differentiation. Retrieved April 28, 2007 from http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/Bandura1999PR.pdf
• Theory of Cognitive Development. (2007). Retrieved April 28, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaget's_theory
• Theories of Gender II - Social/Environmental Theoies. Retrieved April 27, 2007 from http://psych.fullerton.edu/rlippa/gender/Gend_outline4.htm
• Huitt, W., & Hummel, J. (2003). Piaget's theory of cognitive development. Educational Psychology Interactive. Retrieved April 28, 2007 from http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/cogsys/piaget.html

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