Main questions: Are the differences in the behavior and cognition of men and women biological (nature) or due to social conditioning (nurture)? What are these specific differences and are they socially significant? Thesis Statement: Differences between male and female brains with respect to cognition and behavior are due to both biological factors and social conditioning, although major discrepancies are caused by nature. What does "nature" mean? vs. education” means? “Nature” is an explanation of the differences between men and women that suggests that many (and in some cases all) differences are due to evolutionary causes and are cogenital and inevitable. “Care” is the exact opposite of nature; suggests that differences between men and women have been developed by society and that society forces people to adapt to gender-appropriate roles, thus perpetuating incorrect stereotypes. What have been the opinions/positions in the past? A Complete Rejection of Innate Differences Between Men and Women During the feminist revolution of the 1970s, talking about innate differences in the behavior of men and women was decidedly unfashionable, even taboo. (Gorman) The whole topic of sexual difference is fraught with tension, of course, and feminism has for much of the last two decades managed to virtually exclude it from acceptable public discourse. (Alaton) The standard line conceded nothing about sexual difference except that the world is made up of “ovum bearers and sperm producers.” (Alaton)People simply did not believe that significant structural differences existed. (Gibbons)The use of evolutionary psychology to oppress women (“scientific sexism”)Some scientists have presented studies on the differences between male and……center of paper……be an advantage, but comes at a great price. If the system is damaged in any way, it's done. This may explain why many men never recover their ability to speak after damage from a stroke, while many women recover their ability to speak within a year. In women, the other side of the brain can often take over this task. (Tangley) This is a possible factor in why men are twice as likely as women to develop Parkinson's. (Marano) In one study, when adult male rats were castrated, a region of their brains called the medial amygdala dramatically reduced in volume. Within a month it reaches the size observed in the brain of a female rat. In contrast, in adult women given testosterone, the medial amygdala swells to male size within several weeks. (Travis) The medial area of ​​the amygdala averages 1.65 times the size of the area in female rats, a disparity likely explained by its role in sexual activity.