HUMAN REPRODUCTION

LAP- 01 CONCEPT OF HUMAN REPRODUCTION AND HUMAN ECOLOGY

PERSPECTIVES
B. Introductory Activity
Discuss on your own idea the concept of human ecology and human reproduction
-My own idea about the concept of human ecology is that it talks about the interaction
between the human and the environment. While human reproduction, it talks about the
process on how humans reproduce.
C. Analysis
What is the relationship between human ecology and human reproduction?
- The relationship between human ecology and human reproduction is that human ecology
can affect human reproduction by any factor. For instance in environment, socio-economic
and cultural factors. Where in the environmental factors of human ecology it can affect
human reproduction factors like nutrition, temperature. Moreover, socio-economic factors
in education and age of marriage. Lastly, a cultural factor is the beliefs on how human
reproduction is associated and perceived in different cultures.
E.APPLICATION AND ASSESSMENT
Based on studies give one each example on how environmental, socioeconomic and cultural
factors involved in human ecology are related to human reproduction
Environmental factors probably act routinely as seasonal inhibitors in some human
populations. First, it seems likely that ovulation is regulated seasonally in populations
experiencing seasonal variation in food availability. More specifically, it seems likely that
inadequate food intake or the increased energy expenditure required to obtain food, or
both, can delay menarche, suppress the frequency of ovulation in the nonlactating adult,
and prolong lactational amenorrhea in these populations on a seasonal basis (Bronson, F.
H. (1995).
On the otther hand in socioeconomic factor, In high-income populations, evidence suggests
that socioeconomic disadvantage early in life is correlated with reproductive strategy.
Children growing up in unfavorable rearing environments tend to experience earlier sexual
maturity and first births. Earlier first births may be associated with higher fertility, but links
between socioeconomic disadvantage and larger family size have rarely been tested. The
pathways through which early disadvantage influences reproduction are unknown. We test
whether physiological factors link childhood adversity to age at first birth and total children
(Sheppard, P., Pearce, M. S., & Sear, R. (2016).
Moreover on cultural factors, An alternative evolutionary model suggests that males and
females follow different reproductive strategies, and predicts a more complex relationship
between gender and age preferences. In particular, males' preferences for relatively younger
females should be minimal during early mating years, but should become more pronounced
as the male gets older. Young females are expected to prefer somewhat older males during
their early years and to change less as they age.(Kenrick, D. T., & Keefe, R. C. (1992))