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How are we influenced by human nature and cultural diversity?
            Genes, evolution, and behavior
            Culture and behavior
            Focus On: The cultural animal
            Research Close-up: Passing encounters, East and West
            Social roles

How are gender similarities and differences explained?
            Independence versus connectedness
            Social dominance
            Aggression
            Sexuality

Evolution and gender: Doing what comes naturally?
            Gender and mating preferences
            Reflections on evolutionary psychology
            Focus On: Evolutionary science and religion
            Gender and hormones

Culture and gender: Doing as the culture says?
            Gender roles vary with culture
            Gender roles very over time
            Peer-transmitted culture

What can we conclude about genes, culture, and gender?
            Biology and culture
            The Inside Story: Alice Eagly on gender similarities and different
            The power of the situation and the person

Postscript: Should we view ourselves as products or architects of our social worlds?







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