Socio-Cultural and Biological Approaches to Gender Studies This paper shall examine the critical usefulness of either a biological or socio-cultural approach to gender studies. The purpose of this study is not to overturn the results of either approach. Instead, the purpose is to argue that the socio-cultural approach is ultimately a more applicable theoretical model for researchers engaged in gender studies. The paper is divided into four primary sections. The first will introduce readers to the larger debate that exists between these two theoretical approaches as well as presenting the thesis and general structure of the examination. The second section examines the biological approach. The argument is presented, along with relevant studies, and a final word on the applicability of the approach. The third section presents the socio-cultural perspective with a series of studies aimed at undermining the supposed innate differences suggested by the biological approach. The fourth section synthesizes all of the information of the paper and concludes exactly why the socio-cultural approach is more useful to researchers. In the end, this is the case because the socio-cultural perspective does not limit research to biological causes, but instead argues that socialization can be used to override or reinforce biological tendencies, not biological destinies. Pages: 24 Bibliography: 8 source(s) listed Filename: 23563 TPE8071.doc Price: 214.80