SOCI 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Michael Kimmel, Psychological Adaptation, Jeff Lorber
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Sociology of gender: week 2 the question of biology 2. Coverage of male versus female sports disgustingly sexist comparatively. Ask female athletes to show off clothing even after winning huge game. High levels of testosterone and high levels of aggression are positively correlated. But high levels of testosterone do not elevate aggression high levels of aggression actually elevate testosterone; testosterone has an effect on already present aggression. Positively correlated, not causational relationship actually opposite of what people would assume. Within certain range of normal testosterone no visible effect on personality. Removing testosterone from long-term aggressive individual has no effect on behaviour or personality. Biological reductionism: the tendency to ascribe all variation in human behaviour to genes, hormones, or physiology. Thornhill & palmer: social science has not convincingly demonstrated the rapists are not at least partly motivated by sexual desire (2000) Criticism of susan brownmiller"s argument ( against our will") book pissed off many black feminists; was very racist.
