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Peer reviewedShields, Stephanie A. – Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 1982
Describes the origin and development of the variability hypothesis as applied to the study of social and psychological sex differences. Explores changes in the hypothesis over time, social and scientific factors that fostered its acceptance, and possible parallels between the variability hypothesis and contemporary theories of sex differences.…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Cultural Influences, Females, Feminism
