Sex differences in humans

It was widely supported in the scientific community, with multiple studies claiming to prove that these characteristics were part of our nature. One theory that several biologists conjectured was that the differences in sex hormones – testosterone in men and oestrogen in women – caused changes in brain processes, resulting in differing, sometimes ‘opposite’, psychological traits (Alsop, Fitzsimmons & Lennon 2002, p.17). This belief had, and continues to have, real…

Aristophanes, which defines the changing nature of love as a mythical and biological definition in the human condition: “First you must learn what human nature is in the beginning and what has happened to it since, because long ago our nature was not what it is now” (Plato p.25, 189d). In this passage, Aristophanes is defining the mythical story of the differences between human beings in the biology of sex, which defined the three sexes as two-fold male, the two-fold female, and the male-female.…

gender is defined as the following, “ The state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones).” Although this definition is a great one, it is far more complex than just that. It is important that the distinction between sex and gender is clear. Sex is the biological difference, for example the sex organs, physical features, as well as the chromosomes that females inherit which are (xx) and men inherit (xy). Gender is a…

Marc Breedlove, who states that the differences in behavior between boys and girls are malleable enough to be formed and manipulated by society, but far too complex to be created only from social pressures and stereotypes (Both Biology and Culture). Blum states that males are inherently more aggressive than females, as evidenced by copious amounts of crime statistics, and "[...] thus the issue becomes not whether there is a biologically influenced sex difference in aggression-- the answer being…

“Race is the differences in human physical characteristics used to categorize large numbers of individuals.” (Giddens 2017: 286). Racial diversity appeared among our human ancestors as the result of living in different geographic regions of the world. Although we think of race in terms of biological elements, race is a socially constructed concept. It is true that human beings differ in any number of ways involving physical traits, but a “race” comes into being only when the members of a society…

has the same choices and opportunities. Equality is also a legal frame work to protect against discrimination, promoting equality of opportunity and foster good relations between people with protected characteristics, e.g. age, disability, race, sex, sex orientation, religion and belief should be valued as an individual and not be treated less…

for prostitution appears in the earliest lists of professions. In 18th century B.C. a civilization apparently found the need to protect women’s rights (including prostitutes) in the Code of Hammurabi which is a book of law for ancient Mesopotamia. Sex trafficking has been a thriving business throughout history. It was not always looked down upon like it is nowadays by society. Not until recently has it…

All around the world, women are fighting for their civil rights everyday. One of the biggest controversies with women’s rights is the topic of abortion, and whether to continue the procedure. A woman or teenager has every right to choose her family’s fate. With a child comes many emotional and financial challenges, and if a woman believes that she cannot overcome these obstacles, then she should be able to terminate her pregnancy safely. The quality of sexual education in the United…

Sex selection attempts to control the sex of new births in order to select a desired sex. This shows our communities continual marginalization of women throughout the world. When it comes to sex selection and gendercide, it is normal to think that it must be happening only in countries like China and India which have a very manly controlling community and they prefer men over women all the time. However it is actually happening in Unites States as well. Gender is a term pertaining to various…

According to Margaret A. Farley “the large questions” about sexuality, is that there are three that is central to the intelligibility of any framework; for sexual ethics. The first has to do with the moral status of the human body and its meaning, and its interest and value vis-à-vis the whole person and givenness and contingencies. When approaching the topic on sexuality it raises different viewpoints and it’s meaning in society, sexuality is often described or depict a way a person…