http://www.spring.org.uk/2005/04/difference-between-men-and-women.php Understand your mind with the science of psychology - Mon, 04 May 2009 10:30:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.spring.org.uk/2005/04/difference-between-men-and-women.php/comment-page-1#comment-19573 Jennifer Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:57:00 +0000 http://spring.org.uk/2005/04/the-difference-between-men-and-women.php#comment-19573 I think it would depend entirely on the boy's male and female genetic balance. The same principle might well apply if you tried bringing up a girl as a boy. But from what we've seen, nature nearly always asserts itself, and wrong decisions can have tragic cionsequences. It's best to let the child decide what THEY want, and be supportive. I think it would depend entirely on the boy's male and female genetic balance. The same principle might well apply if you tried bringing up a girl as a boy. But from what we've seen, nature nearly always asserts itself, and wrong decisions can have tragic cionsequences. It's best to let the child decide what THEY want, and be supportive.

]]> http://www.spring.org.uk/2005/04/difference-between-men-and-women.php/comment-page-1#comment-19477 Jeremy (PsyBlog author) Tue, 07 Jun 2005 18:51:00 +0000 http://spring.org.uk/2005/04/the-difference-between-men-and-women.php#comment-19477 Unfortunately doctors who thought the same way have made some colossal mistakes that have ruined people's lives. Take, for example, the case of <a href="http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Gender/intersexuals/article_john_joan.htm" rel="nofollow">John/Joan</a>. Unfortunately doctors who thought the same way have made some colossal mistakes that have ruined people's lives. Take, for example, the case of John/Joan.

]]> http://www.spring.org.uk/2005/04/difference-between-men-and-women.php/comment-page-1#comment-19476 Anonymous Tue, 07 Jun 2005 18:31:00 +0000 http://spring.org.uk/2005/04/the-difference-between-men-and-women.php#comment-19476 It is not either/or. Some boys probably could be turned into girls if they were raised as one. And some girls could be turned into boys. Genes and nuture interplay. It is not either/or. Some boys probably could be turned into girls if they were raised as one. And some girls could be turned into boys. Genes and nuture interplay.

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