ABSTRACT
Sex and gender are politically charged topics. Depending on the domain, there are often two camps of people-one arguing that there are no sex differences in the domain, that any differences found are small and insignifi cant, and that it would be best if sex was ignored, and the other arguing that there are important sex differences in the domain that should be taken seriously and subject to further study. One reason that people feel so passionately about the study of sex differences has to do with the underlying basis of any differences found. Is the sex difference a result of biology or of socialization? If a sex difference has a biological basis, does that mean there are inherent differences in men and women that cannot be changed and thus justify the current social structure? In most cases, both biology and socialization contribute. However, I as well as others take issue with the argument that a biological basis for a difference implies that it cannot be changed.
