From: Steven Durrett 

Randall -

<< Its politically correct to deny a great many sexually based
differences
in behavior and physiology. The assumption among the politically correct is
that the differences are due to environment. For a great many differences
this is obviously not the case and the evidence is growing all the time.
>>

And every time there is such a piece of evidence, the people doing and
reviewing the study note (just as they do in this case) that the
differences between individuals of either sex are more important than the
differences between the mythical "average member" of the two
sexes.

In this case, the principal researcher, Shelley Taylor,

               ... acknowledged that the study
               could be misinterpreted by some
               observers as justification for restricting
               women to more traditional roles.
               ``We're trying very hard not to have
               people say, `Aha! We always thought
               that women should be at home taking
               care of their children.' In humans, any
               caregiver can provide that kind of
               nurturing behavior. It doesn't have to be
               the mother.'' The research, she
               emphasized, is not intended ``to say
               anything about what women should do.''

               SF Examiner, Sunday, May 21, 2000

For other comments from Taylor and her colleagues, see:


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/05/19/MN
103390.DTL

Steve Durrett

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