为什么父亲想要男孩而母亲喜欢女孩？
<p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="truism">truism</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="caring">caring</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="gender">gender</span>? <span word="Puh">Puh</span>-<span word="leeze">leeze</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="crave">crave</span> <span word="sons">sons</span>, <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="Anthropology">Anthropology</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ontario">Ontario</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,000 <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="faculty">faculty</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="preference">preference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="preference">preference</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> — <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="worded">worded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> — <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="preference">preference</span>” <span word="along">along</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>.</p><p><span word="Respondents">Respondents</span> <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="firstborn">firstborn</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>)?</p><p>2. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="have">have</span>) <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="female">female</span>?</p><p>3. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>?</p><p>“<span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="offspring">offspring</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="preference">preference</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="agendas">agendas</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="eliminating">eliminating</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gender">gender</span>,” <span word="write">write</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authors">authors</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="persists">persists</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="gives">gives</span>?</p><p><span word="Men">Men</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="preference">preference</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span>. <span word="Males">Males</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="perpetuating">perpetuating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="genes">genes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fathering">fathering</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="bear">bear</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="preference">preference</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="nuanced">nuanced</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maternal">maternal</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="subscribing">subscribing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visions">visions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="mom">mom</span>-<span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span>. <span word="Call">Call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>,” <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authors">authors</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="infused">infused</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="empowerment">empowerment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>. “<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> ‘<span word="success">success</span>’ <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="children">children</span>,” <span word="write">write</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authors">authors</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="envisioned">envisioned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="males">males</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="sons">sons</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="females">females</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span>.”</p>
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