Research Paper on:
Reproductive Strategies

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there are basic tendencies in human reproductive strategies that are "hardwired," so to speak, a matter of genes, rather than cultural orientation. The following examination of this concept considers the  evidence to support this theory and its social implications. According to Davis, sociobiology proposes that males, in general, are older than their mates. This preference is supposedly biologically predetermined  before it maximizes the male chance of procreating successful (Davis, 1998). In other words, it is argued that males, in preferring younger women are expressing a desire to ensure that  "their seed is scattered on the most fertile ground" (Davis, 1998, p. 374). Likewise, female, presumably, prefer older men. In so doing, the sociobiology viewpoint is that women are  expressing a preference for mates who possess more material advantages as age increases the likelihood of greater a mate having greater wealth and prestige, which, in turn, increases the likelihood  of their offspring being able to survive and prosper (Davis, 1998). These preferences, some scientists argue, express fundamental differences in male and female reproductive strategies that go beyond culture  and are "written in biological script," which suggests that they are inescapable and should, therefore, manifest within a wide variety of sociocultural practices (Davis, 1998, p. 374). While this  perspective is widely evident in literature, this concept is most closely associated with the work of David M. Buss (Davis, 1998). Drawing his conclusions from 37 cultures, Buss argues that  females, in humanitys evolutionary past, appear to have been limited in their reproductive success by access to resources for themselves and their offspring (Davis, 1998). Males, on the other hand,  says Buss were limited by their access to fertile females (Davis, 1998). Buss based his conclusions on a comparative study of mean ages of men and women at marriage as