Nature or Nurture?

Nature or nurture? The video we watched in class regarding society's take on sexuality roles provoked much food for thought. Before this video, I had formed my own opinions on the subject when reading zines and random online articles. It's a popular subject that I see addressed over and over again, especially by teenagers my own age -- which makes sense, I guess, this supposedly being the time where we come into our own by searching for that "identity." Previously, I did think much of our ways stemmed from mainstream media, inherited behaviors, and the spoonfed ideas of "boys don't cry", etc. Concepts like what defined masculinity and femininity, I felt, had a lot to do with the way we were brought up and the ideas we unconsciously received from those around us while growing up. Because our behavior parrots what we see around us ...