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Biologische Grundlagen von Geschlechtsunterschieden

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Gehirn und Geschlecht

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Wir gehen von der Annahme aus, dass es zwei Geschlechter gibt. Für viele Menschen scheint diese Tatsache auf der Hand zu liegen. Die Angelegenheit ist jedoch komplizierter, als man meinen könnte. Wenn man männlich und weiblich anhand der sozialen Rollen des Individuums definieren müsste, könnte man zu der Ansicht gelangen, dass man männlich und weiblich kaum als klare Dichotomie sehen kann. Man kann Individuen begegnen (und das sind möglicherweise viele), die in ihrer sozialen Rolle in der Mitte zwischen dem typischen Mann und der typischen Frau liegen. Die meisten Menschen zeigen im Sozialverhalten eine Mischung aus maskulinen und femininen Merkmalen. Wenn man dieser Auffassung folgt, kann man »Mann« und »Frau« lediglich als die zwei Endpunkte eines Kontinuums betrachten, nicht aber als getrennt.

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Arnold, A.P. (2007). Biologische Grundlagen von Geschlechtsunterschieden. In: Lautenbacher, S., Güntürkün, O., Hausmann, M. (eds) Gehirn und Geschlecht. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71628-0_2

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