KINE 1000 Lecture 10: PP - Sex and Gender
16 May 2016
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The egg and the sperm how science has constructed a romance based on stereotypical m/f roles. Stereotypes imply male biological processes are more worthy than women"s and also as a whole. When it comes to fertilization, biologists have got it all wrong. The egg is no passive lady-in- waiting. - david h. freedman in discovery magazine. For decades, biologists have been portraying sperm as intrepid warriors battling their way to an aging, passive egg that can do little but await the sturdy victor"s final, bold plunge. - david. David freeman also portrays sperm in traditionally opposite way, as wasteful , in huge numbers , struggling to navigate and pulled in by the powerful egg . Woody allen film also portrays sperm in a negative light (everything you wanted to know ) What egg and sperm do are the result of male/female stereotypes, rather than the actual biological process. Most biological text martin consulted held a male bias towards reproduction (ex.
