I seem to have managed to take both sides in this nature-vs-nurture discussion because my train of thought seems to meander about rather erratically. :p To clarify, I do tend to react a bit to the "women prefer such-and-such" because women prefer lots of things; but I'm certainly not denying that men and women tend to have their own in-built
preferences. It's just that obviously those preferences aren't absolute or guaranteed.
Yeah, but the science seems to show that socialization either isn't all or even the most important aspect:
I can't speak for the science as the broader subject isn't one I've spent any time studying, though I know from personal experience that being raised as the "wrong" gender didn't really change my own in-built traits and interests which seemed to come more from my personality than my environment. I did pick up a few interests in the process that I may not have otherwise been exposed to, but generally speaking I am somewhat stereotypical in a way that couldn't have originated from socialisation. Seems the same is true for most others I know who've found themselves in the same situation.
