POLS 3490 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Rationality, Francis Fukuyama
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Very structured, we all react the same in crisis. Women make the same decisions as men. Differences only arise in times of peace. The differences between men and women is what makes women more peaceful. When women are more politically involved and active the nature of conflict will be changed for the better, because when women are in positions of power they will create more peace. Women and the evolution of world politics article. Impossible to generalize about the way that all people behave, there are differences amongst us and they are worth explaining. Girls and women are less aggressive and inclined to violence than men and boys. So with more women leaders there will be a more peaceful world. Fukuyama"s explanations: biology: women are biologically more peaceful than men. Genetic differences lead women to behave differently than men. Gender identities are not learned/ constructed, they are primordial and are fundamental to your being: socialization: