Beyond Cavemen

Evolutionary Science Article:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2012/09/06/sex_differences_in_mate_preferences_equality_of_society_influences_what_qualities_you_want_in_a_partner_.html


Above is a very good article on something that has recently been inserted into the historian's tool kit. That thing is gender history. While I am not too big of a fan of gender history, as it is easy to write your way for some social/cultural purpose, I do accept that it is important and fascinating stuff. Everyone knows that there are differences between men and women including physical, social, and mental characteristics. The physical is something that kicks up no argument, but how women and men interact with others and solve problems has created a fundamental divide in today's society.

Ultimately, there is no way to tell who is right and who is wrong. This article does show that society clearly has some impact on the developments between genders, but where does nurture stop and nature kick in? Yes, it's that old debate of nurture vs. nature. Just like history these debates are not repeated, but they do rhyme.