Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 13:18:24 -0500 (EST)
From: Andrew Wayne Austin <aaustin-AT-utkux.utcc.utk.edu>
Subject: Re: M-I: testosterone  level


Noor,

It is wrong to essentialize the aggression displayed by some members of
this group. If aggression were a product of testosterone then you would
expect all the males to be suffering from Adolfo-Jones syndrome. Rather,
the behavior exhibited by some of the members of this list stem from their
immaturity and the frustration felt at their profound inability to
articulate anything resembling a cogent and moral position.

In so far as we can assert an aggregate difference in levels of aggression
along lines of sex and gender, testosterone is no more responsible for
aggression in males than the lack of testosterone is responsible for
passivity in females.

However, I suppose you were making a joke?

peace,
Andy




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