Sex ratio

Introduction The most recognizable characteristic in the Buceros rhinoceros is the casque above the bill. Buceros rhinoceros species are part of the family Bucerotidae which are omnivorous birds that defend a fixed territory (Kitamura, 2011). In this species we can identify sexual dimorphism. As it can be noticed by pure observation, there is a few differences between sexes. The most significant detectable variations are body and casque length. Adult males show both larger bodies and casques…

among men, between men and women” is part of the dedication of The Psychology Sex Differences (Maccoby & Jacklin, 1974)” (Plomin & T. Foch, 1981). The psychology between girls and boys differs in so many aspects, from age to education, to personality, to behavior. It is said that children of the same sex are only meticulously more comparable to each other than are any two random individuals, regardless of their sex, from the population (Plomin & T. Foch, 1981). In “Lord of the Flies”, the book…

Introduction Biological sex is indisputably clear; humans are either male or female. However, does it necessarily follow that social and cultural gender must be male or female? In the United States, I have experienced institutionalized stereotyping of how people identify their gender, known as gender identity. More specifically, many forms of identification require that individuals describe themselves as either male or female. While justified in medical circumstances, these social controls…

called biological essentialism. It assumes the binary relationship among sex, gender and sexuality is that the gender of males is masculine and the gender of females is feminine. Furthermore, it also suggests that the sexualities of males and females are attracted to its opposite gender, which is heterosexual. In addition, biological essentialism normalizes and naturalizes that there are only two different categories of biological sex based on biological features of human beings, which are male…

Cultures all around the word use different animals or figures to symbolize other things. When someone says the word “snake,” things such as a gardner snake or a rattle snake might come to mind. Now when a person hears the word “serpent”, depending on the cultural location, many different images can come to mind. The serpent is used in a latin term meaning, “A word used in mythological or religious contexts to denote a being that looks like a snake but has a heightened sense of intelligence”…

As humans we grow up and we develop, and there is always a point in our lives where we realize that the opposite sex can not only be a part of one’s close circle of friends, but that an individual of the opposite sex can become one’s lifelong companion, and the mother or father of one’s children. Biology teaches us that we have male and female components in every part of our bodies and as a result we are all sexual beings in the sense that we are a result of sexuality, its vessel, and a means…

Unit 1 Written Assignment Question: For the purposes of this assignment, you are to choose an adaptive trait common to more than one species. For example, birds and bats both have wings. Write a 2-3 page (500 – 750 words, 12-point font) paper including the following elements. a. Describe what makes this trait an adaptation. Answer: For this assignment, I will choose an adaptive trait wings. Both birds and bats both have a trait that enables them to fly. Bats: The bats wings enables it to get a…

So let’s examine the difference between gender and sex. One’s sex is determined by the organs one is born with and that defines whether one is male or female. A person’s gender on the other hand is one’s private understanding of what an individual feels. Most often people feelings of what their gender is corresponds to their sex and neatly falls into the perspective role of male or female identities. When this collaboration takes place…

Products are created with the purpose of innovating our daily lifestyle. Advertisements are tools in attracting consumers to help fund and profit these innovative ideas. In the November, 2016 issued magazine, “Life&Style,” there is an ad for a product called: “Hydroxycut.” This magazine has an audience of everyday people that are looking into celebrity gossip. A perfect place for millennials to relate on the problems with celebrities. The ad for the weight loss product, Hydroxycut, displays a…

Atrazine is one of the most commonly used herbicides in the world; it is estimated that approximately 80 million pounds of atrazine is applied annually in the United States alone (Hayes et al, 2010). Atrazine is used so frequently because it is cheap and it increases crop yield. However, it has been found that atrazine in levels even as low as 2 ppb (parts per billion) can have adverse effects on the reproductive systems of many vertebrates, which includes humans (Hayes et al, 2010). According…