2006-09-17 05:18:21 · 18 answers · asked by cdrfish7 1 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Size isn't everything. Didn't your girlfriend teach you that? ;)
2006-09-17 05:21:03 · answer #1 · answered by gromitski 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It has been known for at least 100 years that brain size really has little to do with intelligence. In the past people have tried to prove dominance by measuring brain size. This was before we had any technology to study a living brain. It used to be the same argument to support intellectual dominance of white males to other races (especially people of African decent). It was put into question when a scientist came into possession of the brain of an African tribal king. The brain was the largest human brain seen at that time. What we have learned about brain size that it is directly related to the body size of a person. Larger people have larger brains (genetically larger not eat more to get a bigger brain). Since men tend to be larger than women on average it is expected that they would have larger brains. Einstein's brain was average to small if we went by your theory his brain would far out weigh the average person's. True test of intelligence comes from what is produced by the brain. Although men and women do tend to perform differently on tasks such as spatial recognition there is really no statistical difference in IQ between the sexes.
On the other hand small brains are associated with mental deficits and mental retardation. However, this has more to do with congenital defects in the brain during prenatal development than anything else.
2006-09-17 08:47:34 · answer #2 · answered by Stacy 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That's only because a man is that much proportionatly larger than a woman. A woman can use both sides of her brain at the same time, a man cannot. So men and women are not equal. Women are superior as far as brain function. It's that whole child-bearing/rearing thing.
2006-09-17 06:42:47 · answer #3 · answered by mindrizzle 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Men are generally larger than women. So proportionally their brain is the same. I mean their legs are also longer, etc. Besides, there are many sizes of people. A short person - who has a smaller head and hence a smaller brain - is not necessarily less clever than a huge person.
Besides, humans use a small percentage of their brain. What makes us clever is that percentage, so the size doesn't matter.
2006-09-17 05:27:37 · answer #4 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Women also have more brain cells on the whole then men, so you have to decide what is more important, size or the actual components involved in thinking. I will go with having more brain cells as being more integral to intelligence, of course, I could be a bit biased. Men and women obviously have some physical, psychological, and physiological differences, but that does not mean one is 'better' than the other.
I have included some articles that you can read to educate yourself further on the differences, specifically, in the male and female brain structure and function.
In addition, the brains of large apes are bigger than that of humans, so by your logic you could ask why they do not dominate the planet intellectually.
2006-09-17 05:29:27 · answer #5 · answered by Redshift Agenda 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Your question is the equivelent of asking "how can people think black folks and white folks are equal when science has shown white folks brains 1/3 larger than black folks."
There was this book that was a bestseller in 1994 entitled, "The Bell Curve" that studied race and intelligence.
No matter what the book's racist white scholars have to say about ingelligence, "The Bell Curve" supports 'scientific racism' while not even looking at societal influences.
What you are saying about women is no better than what that racist book is saying about black folks.
Quit supporting your own sexist lies about women's brain size in the name of science.
Time to start educating yourself so you can stop being ignorant.
This is your wake up call.
2006-09-17 10:22:27 · answer #6 · answered by Victoria R 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Men in general are bigger, but science has also shown that men only use half of their brain when women use the whole brain. So we are superior. Get over it.
2006-09-17 06:35:18 · answer #7 · answered by Pamela N 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That just proves we can administrate our brain better..kidding..there are differences in general that make wemen and men better prepared for some activities but there are a lot of exceptions and it depends on the character of a person...sometimes a smarter person will fail in life because it's lazy ..(not saying that guys are lazyer,,it's just an example)
2006-09-17 05:23:44 · answer #8 · answered by wildirishrose19 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all, brain size has nothing to do with IQ. Although, I wouldn't expect anyone who start a question with "Yo" to comprehend that. Size is irrelevant, it's how we use the localized portion of out brains that control daily life that matters. For most men that extra 1/3 is redirected to their second head which controls their thoughts and actions.
2006-09-17 05:28:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
A brain larger in size or weight does not mean that it works as well. Women has more withstanding power than men. Take for example women do not go for smoking or drinking when they too excited either positively or negatively. just a few drops of tear would convince their agony. wat do you say?
2006-09-18 00:50:24 · answer #10 · answered by sona_d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The brains physical size has nothing to do intelligence. some lower ranking primates have larger brains, but they are not smarter by any means.
2006-09-17 06:56:22 · answer #11 · answered by Mary S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋