The construction of Gender

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Lord Jesus

Yes and no...

Some data suggest that the fetus is capable of detecting and reacting to changes in the mother's mood and to the sound of her voice. It is possible that this is how we learn to associate certain tones with happiness, anger, etc - consider that an angry tone is followed by a dose of hormones that indicate anger - or a voice of joy is followed by similar chemical signals.

In this way - the fetus may be learning very early on how to associate various neurological signals with physiological reactions - giving us a groundwork from which to continue developing as children.

That said, it is exceptionally unlikely that children in the womb -understand- anything that is said. Although I have heard cases of hypnotic regression allegedly uncovering memories from within the womb, none of those can really be considered beyond anecdotal without a very morally controversial experimental setup spanning many years.

But, if we are willing to do controversial experiments - if the process of gestation could ever be placed into a machine - it would be interesting to see if a child could be 'programmed' to associate tones with completely different physiological responses. IE - follow a gentle tone with adrenaline and various 'antagonistic' chemical signals, then follow angry tones with endorphin release and other signatures that would indicate pleasant responses.

Then see how the kid reacts to the world around him and if he at first regards 'angry tones' and yelling/screaming as expressions of love while gentle tones invoke fear or aggression.

This is why it is important that children like I was are taught concepts of ethics and morality. Unbridled curiosity would lead me to all kinds of off-the-wall experiments and projects.

I wasn't serious boys.

 

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I wasn't serious boys.

I was.

But it did bring me to an interesting realization.

I'll have to keep that in mind for a survey analysis. I got the idea to see if various sexual practices are inherited from the mother. IE - if a woman has *** following certain emotional scenarios if that translates to an inherited concept of romance that is passed on, more specifically, to the daughter.

IE - A woman is in a particularly rough relationship where the couple frequently have intense arguments followed by "make up ***." The theory of the operating mechanism is that the body would respond with chemical signatures for aggression, possibly fear; excitement; and orgasm.

During pregnancy, the fetus would be exposed to these chemical signatures and processes and would potentially begin to form neural pathways that 'imprint' this as a normal process. If the fetus is female, is she more likely to find partnerships marked with intense conflict and 'make up ***?'

Do the actions of the mother, particularly during pregnancy, imprint upon the fetus?

Since it is not currently possible (or humane) to conduct such an experiment, it would be interesting if a battery of surveys could be used to identify a trend - or at least produce enough evidence to organize some kind of more structured experiment involving volunteers (although, again, this would begin to touch on the humane aspect).

If so - this could identify a key facet in issues regarding domestic violence and risky sexual behaviors.

Of course, it could also lead to people trying to turn certain behaviors while pregnant into a crime punishable under the law... double edged sword...