We talked about the gender roles and whether they are generated buy nature or nurture. The gender roles as we see them are specific to western industrial cultures. There are native cultures that have changed little since their creation. They have gender roles that are switched compared to our ideas of gender roles. This suggests that nurture is more the reason for effeminate and masculine traits. The interesting thing about the other cultures that have switched roles is that the men of the culture are still the dominate sex.
Another curious case about gender roles in our culture are the effeminate guys and masculine girls. While these traits are associated with the gay community there are effeminate guys and masculine girls who do not identify as being attracted to the same sex. No matter what biological 'inclinations' we have towards each set of traits there are many cases where the traits are seen in the 'wrong' sex.
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