Sociobiology

they have the same qualifications due to internalized sexism. The fact that women are judged by their clothing, and not their policies, suggest a long and deep struggle for society to see past the persuasive media messages about a woman’s worth. Sociobiology was also used to incorrectly describe a purely misogynistic fact that men are violent towards because “they’re just being guys and that’s how they naturally are,” effectively removing the blame from the perpetrator. This acceptance and…

live with a step parent are more likely to be abused relative to children who live with their biological parents. The independent variable is step parents. The dependent variable is child abuse. The unit of analysis is children. 2) Theory The Sociobiology or Evolutionary Theory is primarily based on the idea that parents will display aggressive acts toward children who are not biologically their own. It theorizes that the risk of abuse is higher when there is a lack of bonding between the…

Since the onset of the colonisation from 1778 of the Australian mainland by the Crown of Great Britain, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been subject to numerous practices and policies by the governments of the time. This essay examines government policies primarily in Queensland of segregation and integration of Queensland’s Indigenous peoples and how this led to the removal of Indigenous children from their families (Stolen Generations). Crucial to the understanding of the…

Learning about the deaf culture and digging deep into the controversial sides of it is a significant topic that the majority of the society do not put effort to know about. I was surprised to realize that, according to Gina Shaw, most deaf parents try to guarantee to have deaf children rather than hearing children (2012). However, I think it is reasonable for deaf parents to rely on technology to have a child born deaf so that the child can be part of the deaf community and relate to the deaf…

including Length of lifetime, Dispersal rates and a high degree of mutual interdependence favor reciprocal altruism amongst primates (Trivers 1971). Parental care amongst primates is explained by Hamilton’s rule (1964) although another insight from sociobiology that of mother-fetus conflict (Haig 1993) shows that co-operation is also often conditioned around genetic conflicts of interest. However dominance hierarchies limit species in which altruism is to be expected, for example Baboon (Papio…

This is the annotated bibliography for my Essay 3, which aims to analyze “In a Bamboo Grove” selfishness of the characters. Oldenquist, Andrew. "The Possibility of Selfishness." American Philosophical Quarterly 17.1 (1980): 25-33. Web. 28 Mar. 2017. . In this article, Andrew Oldenquist says that humans are naturally selfless—not selfish—and are “goal-seeking entities” (25), or individuals who work together toward helping their group. He argues that “the ‘natural state’ of goal-seeking entities…

Violence: Where Does It Come From? Murder, manslaughter, forcible rape, and aggravated assault. These are among the most violent crimes. It easy to assume that only the most twisted of human beings are capable of executing such appalling acts. There must be something psychological and mentally wrong about them if they are capable of such heinous crimes. However, it is not always the schizophrenic, the delusional, or the demented, who commit murders. In actuality, ordinary people are able commit…

For example, Jacobs and Spencer (1994) did an experiment relating to the topic of natural selection and evolution. These scientists reviewed the natural space-use patterns and hippocampal size in kangaroo rats after undergoing evolution by natural selection. The size of the hippocampus, which is a forebrain structure that processes spatial information, correlates with the need to relocate food caches by passerine birds and with sex-specific patterns of space use in microtine rodents. However,…

Theories of culture help us to greater understand our own culture and others around the world. Structural Functional theory suggests that culture does things in order to meet and satisfy human needs. For example Christmas is one big holiday in the United States. It has high expectations for the people such as Christmas spirit, giving to others, and celebrating with friends and family. It is cultural, and technically represents a Christian holiday for Jesus’s birthday. Although in the US it is…

Essay Outline Prompt: Explain at least three theories of gender/gender development, using at least one theory from chapter 4 and one theory from chapter 5. Use the texts, and gender experiences from your life to help illustrate each theory. Introduction: Define Gender: Gender is the state of being masculine or feminine in reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological differences. Therefore, gender is not constructed by anatomical apparatus, or one’s sex. Gender…