Sentences with phrase «nonhuman female»

«For a number of years,» Hrdy says, «I've been arguing that for nonhuman female primates, the goal is not simply to be inseminated by the single best male — that's an old Darwinian and Victorian notion.

Hrdy's argument would be buttressed by observations showing that orgasm among nonhuman female primates is correlated with promiscuous behavior.

The opposition to the exploitation of all women should include nonhuman female animals.

Not exact matches

The link between justice and ecological issues becomes especially evident in light of the dualistic, hierarchical mode of Western thought in which a superior and an inferior are correlated: male - female, white people — people of color, heterosexual - homosexual, able - bodied — physically challenged, culture - nature, mind - body, human - nonhuman.

The first group exhibition, Women and their Work I: Affect + Action will open on Friday, September 8 from 5:30 to 7 pm where artists will address social issues ranging from institutionalized racism, water pollution, the atrocities of war, and the subjugation of female bodies (human and nonhuman).

Interestingly, nonhuman primates subjected to early abuse and deprivation also are more likely to engage in violent relationships with their peers as adults.134 as in humans, males tend to be hyperaggressive, and females fail to protect themselves and their offspring against danger.