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Pathologizing the Normal
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in women has been recognized by the American Psychiatric Association since the publication of the 3rd edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. This disorder is based either on a long-term history of low sexual desire or a gradual decline. To be characterized as a disorder, the low…
Are Females Aggressive? Did You Attend High School?
The commonly held notion of sex differences in aggression among mammals, that is males are more aggressive than females, is a convenient myth. It is derived from a culture in which overt, physical aggression is suppressed in girls from birth, while encouraging the same behaviors in boys. The counter argument to this social rearing hypothesis…
Getting Started
If Seinfeld was a show about nothing then I suppose this can be a blog about nothing. We are all part of a cast of characters that encompasses the world of biology. Our world. We are all scientists as science is the process of discovery. We have all spent our lives discovering the world around…
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The Science of Sex and Aggression 