
Episode 54: Sex and Gender Part 1
The Science of Everything Podcast
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The Role of Hormones in Gender Stereotyping
There's no gene that predisposes girls to be more interested in Barbies. There is some very interesting evidence about the role of hormones in affecting interests and personality characteristics, but we'll defer that for now. One final point is that it seems that schools do contribute a at least significant component to this differential gender socialization.
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