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I'll weigh in briefly. I have no doubt that both biology and genetics come into play. There is substantial scientific evidence that we are wired differently. (As earlier noted, "differently" does not imply that one or the other is wired "wrongly." If this were a theological discussion, Juulie, I would also refer to biblical evidence of differences.)
I have 2 boys and 2 girls, and I know that I treat the girls differently from the boys. While I love them all, the boys have proven to be the rascals, and the girls are just so darn cute! Is the different ways in which I inadvertantly raise them impacting the preferences and behaviors. Certainly.
My sister-in-law is a rabid feminist. She also happens to have a boy and a girl. She insisted on "rabidly" raising them in the exact same manner, even to the degree of giving them the exact same toys. She has since confessed to believing in the "different wiring" theory after her daughter "nurtured" the shared dolls...and her son used them as guns.
My opinion, Viva la difference!
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