I always knew there’s some kind of scary behind-the-scene reasons for an otherwise “God wished” probability of having a son or daughter!
A new study published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology by Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist at the London School of Economics, argues that good-looking parents are 36% more likely to have a baby daughter as their first child than a baby son. Though entirely based on American sample, it could very well indicate that beauty is the reason behind having a son or a daughter!
As might be suggested from this news article, if you are NOT considered “beautiful” or “attractive”, chances are that it’s because of your large frame, strength and aggression, which are considered as “male traits”. Therefore if you and your partner are not “beautiful” or “attractive”, you’re more likely to have a son. Similarly, since “beauty” is a “female trait”, you’re more likely to have a daughter, if both you and your partner are “beautiful”.
Dr Kanazawa’s early studies indicated that people with “male brains” - e.g. scientists, mathematicians and engineers, big and tall parents and violent fathers – are more likely to have sons. Conversely, people with "female brains" - e.g. social workers, kindergarten teachers, nurses etc. – are more likely to have daughters.
The answers this study generates could be quite interesting:
1) Years after graduation, we used to often ask ourselves – “what made that beauty queen (read ex crush / infatuation!) marry a chimpanzee?” Maybe because it’s just that she wanted to increase her probability of having a son!!!
2) Two good looking, madly-in-love individuals, often had a daughter as their love-child.
3) Many of my compatriots perhaps would be more careful while choosing partners – especially if he / she has conservative parents who believe that sons take the dynasties forward - daughters do not!
4) Career choice could also be made early in life, based on your preference to have a son or a daughter in future
It would be interesting to see reader’s contributions in this regard.
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