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Is our gender determined by nature or nurture?

Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, so the saying goes. But are the behavioural differences between men and women the result of social and cultural conventions? Or are our gender-specific behaviours driven by biological factors?

Positions

Gender is Determined by Biological Factors

This position holds that biological factors play a role in determining gender identity

Gender is a Social Construct

This position holds that gender roles are are created exclusively through societal and cultural influences

Gender is determined by both Nature and Nurture

This position suggests both nature and nurture play a key role in the development of gender

Arguments supporting this position

'Tabula Rasa' - Humans are a blank slate at birth

All humans are born as a blank slate, therefore all behaviors are the result of a learnt experience

Non-Binary Genders exist in all cultures

The existence of more than two distinct genders among various cultures is an argument for their social construction

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