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>>15400114
Arguably those adopted differences are extensions of sexual dimorphism i.e. different clothes, different colors, different toys, etc. It's been shown that boys and girls deviate naturally and will gravitate towards certain areas the other will not. This makes sense -- young girls can't interact with young boys, not without the boys significantly altering their behavior patterns and playstyle, and vice-versa for the young girls. Before the onset of puberty, both sexes appear to naturally segregate themselves in order to develop primary social skills before moving on outside of their sexual spheres to interact with the other sex on a more intimate and involved basis.

There's certainly societal conditioning that influences this nature, but our nature came before our society. I'd make the argument that whether we like it or not, while most of our differences are ostensibly window-dressing, they have their root in near-immovable and immutable biology. The way we think about the form these things take may be up for discussion and re-interpretation -- but the biological truth, or whatever you want to call it, will remain.