WGS160Y1 Study Guide - Sildenafil, Genetic Counseling, Reductionism
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Wsg 261 week 2 lecture 1. Examples of why 21st century may be maybe century of biology. : sex/gender & the animals" march of the penguins was taken to make inference of what we can learn from animals. Is human sexuality based on a chemical behaviour: brain sex neurosexisim new term come into existence. Tiny empirical date from around 20 people taken to make generalizations. Suggested aspects of brains overtake human logic/thoughtfulness and determine human behaviour. Men built to go for quick competitive reproductive hit, women built for it takes a village" idea. : hormones females & pms, can transform us into someone aggressive, abusive, social threat . Shift how we think of fertility & parenting, and drive us to genetic reductionism: genetic reductionism see above, genetic manipulation predictive genetic tests, what dispositions we/children have for diabetes, heart disease, etc. Voluntary now but see it incorporated more into children"s public health.
