Narrowing My Focus

Derferman, "Magnifying Glass" 1/7/08 via Wikipedia Commons,  Public Domain

From the questions I wrote previously that seemed important to ask for my topic of discussion, several stood our as questions that I could go in depth on answering. In this post I will describe which questions I will be focusing on and why.

"Who is at the very center or beginning of the controversy on sex-difference research? Who brought it to the attention of the public and fellow scientists?"

- This question stood out to me because I feel like it answers many different questions in one, and is just broad enough to be able to find a good amount of information on, without being so broad that I can't narrow in on what the question is asking. By answering this question I can answer the questions of who is at the center of the controversy, when and how the controversy started, and how it was introduced to others, which are all questions of which the answers are not immediately clear without a little research, but I imagine very intriguing.

"What threat does sex-difference research pose to gender/sex equality in society?"

-This question is probably the most interesting one to me. The entire controversy of sex-difference research revolves around this question, so I feel it is a vital one to ask. I am interested in the answer to this question from a neuroscientists point of view, a student's point of view, a woman's point of view, and a general societal point of view. Because of this I feel like this question appeals to a large audience and many will also want to learn the answer to this question.

"What is the difference in argument on sex-difference research between America and other countries?"

-I did not need 3 questions to focus on, but this question was too interesting to go without asking. I feel as if too many articles and arguments are written from an extremely "Western Society" point of view, disregarding what is going on in other countries, only to focus on the U.S. As gender inequality is a main problem worldwide, not just in the U.S., I am interested in seeing how other countries handle similar research, and how the controversy plays out there.