Evolutionary Theories Regarding Gender And Racial Differences Are Flawed

Discussion in 'Human Science' started by Justice44, Oct 29, 2010.

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    How do evolutionary psychologists determine that gender differences in behavior are primarily due to evolution and maintain that racial differences are merely based on environmental factors? For instance, evolutionary reasons are now used to justify why women prefer pink (Why Girls Love Pink- Time 8/20/07). It would be considered absurd to use evolutionary reasons to justify why blacks generally dislike classical music.

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    It seems to me that evolutionary theories about innate gender behavioral differences stem from two concepts:

    1. The observation of analogous behavior patterns in primates.

    2. The differences in reproductive ability which are respective to males and females. For an example, women are the only gender who can be impregnated.

    If this is the case, could behavioral differences between species and subspecies of primates infer innate racial differences in behavior? For instance, would behavioral differences between different species of monkeys allude to innate behavorial differences akin to race?

    NOTE: I question the strength of evidence in evolutionary theories akin to race and gender and the relevance of these conjectures akin to race and gender.

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    Source For Differences in Sub-speciesGreat Ape Trust’s Wich co-edits book expanding field data available on orangutans
    1/29/09

    Source for Differences in Species

    1. "Social isolation rearing: Species differences in behavior of macaque monkeys" by Gene P. Sacketta, Richard A. Holm and Gerald C. Ruppenthal

    aU Washington, Regional Primate Research Ctr, Seattle


    Available online 9 May 2007
     
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