... that sex differences in aggression can be found early in life, at a time before social pressures may have "shaped" behaviour. As well as innate characteristics, sex hormones have been found to play a fundamental part in the probability of aggression. If a girl is exposed to high levels of a male hormone while still a developing foetus, she will not only develop masculine genitalia, but she will also ... for girls and toy weapons for boys. In circumstances where their son has stood up for himself, possibly aggressively, parents are more likely to reward or encourage the behaviour as oppo...

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... her own romantic or sexual needs or desires. Egeus is so insistent about the importance of maintaining the dominant gender paradigm that he entreats Theseus to use the full weight and penalty of the law to punish his daughter if she does not obey, even if the punishment means death. Theseus, clearly invested in maintaining the prevailing social order because it advances his own interests.In other words, gender ... a servant to lie on her behalf so that she can make her romantic and sexual decisions for herself is an affirmation of her agency and the subversive techniques that she uses to ...

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