Gender Socialization

The article this week argues that males and females are actually more alike than we originally thought. "the gender similarities hypothesis holds that males and females are similar on most, but not all, psychological variables." This may surprise us at first, however I think that it is extremely true, especially now in the 21st century. Unlike fifty years ago, there are many less expectations on what it means to be a boy and what it means to be a girl. These expectations aren't just physical anymore either. Girls and boys are more comfortable now with acting like a the opposite gender. These specifications still exist; but now adays homosexuality, cross-dressing, and gender switches blur the lines of what it means to be either male or female. It is no longer socially unacceptable to question your gender. Although not exactly common, boys decide to become girls and girls decide they were meant to be boys all the time. In fact, the differences in boys and girls may eventually become obsolete and unecessary. However we won't know until that happens.