Posted: May 26th, 2017

The idea of an “extreme male brain” is connected with the idea that women are much more likely than men to experience and demonstrate empathy

The idea of an “extreme male brain” is connected with the idea that women are much more likely than men to experience and demonstrate empathy. Do you agree that such a difference with respect to empathy actually exists? What suggestions can you offer for how a study might be done to determine whether or not males and females differ with respect to empathy? If a difference were demonstrated to exist, what are some cultural mechanisms that might be studied as possible explanations for the difference?