https://doi.org/10.31648/hip.9991
Demographic processes can be considered a social consequence of a basic biological phenomenon reproduction. Meanwhile, social sciences ignore this biological dimension or treat it a priori as a constant. As a result, these sciences place potentially key processes in their blind spots in their attempts to explain the demographic crisis. Sex hormones (testosterone, oestrogen) are responsible for the degree of determination in realizing procreative intentions meanwhile a growing number of studies register an increase
of various negative phenomena indicating a disturbance in balance of these hormones and, consequently, the reproductive system. Although these are biological processes, they are not of 0natural origin, i.e. they are most likely the result of the global spread of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). This is a side effect of the unrestricted development of technology possible within societies with a industrial type organization and with the dominance of the value system inherent in this type.
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