Judy Skatssoon (6/4/2007), writing for news.com.au, says that the University of Warwick has "dealt heterosexual women a final indignity." Skatssoon is referring to research by
Michael Tlauka that found differences in mental rotation ability, with straight men scoring the highest while straight women scored the lowest. However, although the news
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This kind of "test" really makes me wonder mostly about the socialization - since it was so easy for me to learn, because I needed to and wanted to, I wonder how much of it is that men are encouraged to be builders vs other things. When you're putting together car parts or building something out of wood, you start to naturally begin to see how things fit together.
I would be curious to see if women who sew their own clothes without using a pattern also develop this ability - I certainly know that it's useful to me both when I'm making something AND when I sew, as well as in my work.
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Boys are strongly expected to play sports
Girls are not.
Girls who have an interest in masculinity are likely to play sports.
Boys who have an interest in femininity are likely to evade sports, but not always completely.
It pretty much checks out on every level.
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