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From: [e-mail] (Bronis Vidugiris)
Subject: Re: Inherent differences (WAS Re: Feminism is a RELIGION! (eureka!)
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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 12:08:43 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
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)  [e-mail] (Lenore Levine) writes:
)>
)>Are you implying that there are differences in character between
)>men and women that are not just statistical, but almost universal?
)>(That is, more like, "men have beards," than "men are tall".)
)
)Unfortunately, I believe this is quite likely to be true.
)Recent studies show exceptional correlation between
)behavioral aggression and testosterone level --
)that ignoring gender, behavioral aggression tends to
)increase with increased levels of serum testosterone.
)Women with high testosterone are almost universally more
)aggressive than women with low testosterone; the same
)pattern is found in men.

I've always been very skeptical of such hormonal theories, and I still
am.  Do you have any references?