Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CONTENTS OF CHAPTER III GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION I.The Early Position of the Sexes A further examination into the opinion of the superiority of the male Contradictions to the accepted view of female inferiorityA new way of stating the problemThe female as the creator of the maleExamples of the simplest types of the sexesPredominance of the female in the animal kingdom below the invertebrates Superiority of the female in size and often in power of function Complemental male husbandsIllustrations of male parasites Corroborative evidence from the sex-elementsThe primary service of the male to assist the female in the race-workSex- parasitism among femalesThis explained by the conditions under which the species liveThe lessons to be drawn from sex-parasitismStructural modifications acquired for adapting the sexes to different modes of lifeCare of offspring not always confined to the femaleAmong fishes it is the father who gives any attention to the youngThe superiority of the female persists among higher formsExamplesSex-equality among birdsConclusionThe sexual relationship may assume almost any form to suit the varying conditions of life. II.Two ExamplesThe Beehive and the Spider The case of the beehiveThe dronesThe queen-motherThe sterile- workersThe sacrifice of the sexes to the Life-ForceThe maternal instinct among the workersThis has persisted after the atrophy of the sexual needsMaternal love has expanded out into social affectionApplication of the lessons of the beehiveAnalogy with modern societyThe Intellectuals among womenDo they understand what they really wantThe organic necessity of love The price of sterilityThe courtship of the SpiderMr. Bernard Shaw's AnnThe part played by woman in courtshipHer passivity only appare... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.