tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post7921117453033570837..comments2023-10-05T07:11:05.917-04:00Comments on Art at the Auction: Changing Perceptions Through Parentingpetplutohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01053307189721906583noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post-91318155503875341912008-06-17T16:23:00.000-04:002008-06-17T16:23:00.000-04:00I would wonder how exactly we are hardwired as men...I would wonder how exactly we are hardwired as men or as women. I can pretty confidently claim that cooking and cleaning isn't something women inherently enjoy more than men, or that women are hardwired to do those things to the 2-1 ratio that is the norm today.<BR/><BR/>There are differences between the sexes; and some of them are genetic/biological. But a lot of them are dependent upon how we are conditioned. Up until the 1950s, blue was still considered the color appropriate for girls and pink was for boys. But now it is the opposite, and girls are "automatically" attracted to pink. That's socialization at work. And because of that, I think that the idea we have set forth that raising children is "women's work" is also mostly a conditioned situation.<BR/><BR/>One of the first things that needs serious examination on EVERY level is this hardwiring: where is it true, where does it fall down, where has it been found historically inaccurate, and how much do we place on hardwiring because we are too complacent or lazy or just plain uneasy with the idea that there is less of a difference between the sexes than we had previously imagined.petplutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053307189721906583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post-56851120748761017312008-06-17T09:26:00.000-04:002008-06-17T09:26:00.000-04:00I agree with you in that looking at equal parentin...I agree with you in that looking at equal parenting will help move it more into society. But I'll ask this question... We are hardwired as men or women. What effect does it have in our needs to be equal parents?John Esberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254716575687564782noreply@blogger.com