Jim, Agreed that children vary widely in their interests, but if the data (which, admittedly we don't have) verified our observations that more females than males are interested in horses at a young age, then this would beg for explanation.
Michael > Hi > > Am I missing something ... what is there that requires explanation in > terms of Jungian constructs? Children vary widely in their interests > presumably for a diverse array of biological and environmental factors. > Nothing mysterious or mystical, unless one is looking for that sort of > thing. > > Jim > > > James M. Clark > Professor of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca > >>>> Michael Britt <mich...@thepsychfiles.com> 24-Oct-10 7:53 AM >>> > My 11 year old daughter has been interested in horses for a long time > (unlike her 11 year old brother, but that's an N of only 2) so not long > ago I brought her to a 4H horse farm. I don't visit horse farms that > often, but whenever I do I notice that there seems to be a > disproportionate number of young girls taking lessons. I mentioned this > to a colleague and she agreed and interpreted this in a vague > Jungian-archetypal way. I'm not too big on Jung, but I don't have any > other explanation. > > Thoughts? > > Michael > > Michael Britt > mich...@thepsychfiles.com > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com > Twitter: mbritt > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=5935 > or send a blank email to > leave-5935-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: michael.br...@thepsychfiles.com. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=5968 > or send a blank email to > leave-5968-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5969 or send a blank email to leave-5969-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
