[MR] Handedness

[Lady Rhiannon of Berra]

I know from my mother that when she was in school back in the 30's children
were forced to use their right hand to the point the left hand was strapped
to their leg to keep them from using it.  In some classes corporal
punishment was used to "retrain them", At least in old Italian households
(such as my mother's) it was thought that left handedness was a sign of
sneakiness or a foreshadowing that the kid would grow up to be "bad".

I'm curious if lefthandedness occurs more in one sex than another or is it
an equal thing.

Rhi



On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Jennifer Dobyns <jendobyns at verizon.net>wrote:

> And it still goes on today.  We had running battles with my MIL over our
> oldest son being left handed (as was may mother, and I should have been).
>  She kept quoting all sorts of longevity and accident statistics.
>
> I cannot imagine what his handwriting would have looked like right handed,
> it's dismal enough with his dominant hand *L*
>
> Genevieve D'Aubigne
>
> On Oct 4, 2009, at 8:26 AM, Janina Krakowska wrote:
>
>  My father, born in the US in 1919 in Nebraska, was naturally left handed.
>> However, he was forced to use his right hand to write.  As an adult, he
>> could sign his name the same with either hand.  So even in the US there
>> are
>> residuals of this bias.
>>
>> In Service
>>
>> Janina Krakowska
>> Storvik
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 12:45 AM, <jbrmm266 at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> <SNIP>
>>>
>>> As late as the mid 20th century, Europeans were less accepting of
>>> left-handedness than Americans.? This comes from reading an article about
>>> left-handedness that mentioned several instances where Europeans were
>>> surprised at how many American soldiers were left-handed.? Over there, I
>>> conclude, children were taught to write with their right hands
>>> willy-nilly,
>>> and to use other tools and implements in like manner.
>>>
>>> Your servant aye
>>> Donal
>>>
>>>
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