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...concluded that married men have lower testosterone levels than unmarried men. Now researchers have reason to believe that the same is true of men who are involved in serious relationships—and Harvard students’ saliva is their testing ground. Quincy House Assistant Senior Tutor Judith Flynn Chapman is one of the scientists working to discover whether a pseudo-marriage in college actually lowers hormone levels or whether men with lower amounts of testosterone are more biologically prone to couple...
...Chapman, who is now completing her dissertation in biological anthropology, says that she has always been interested in these sorts of science-based sociological questions. “Isn’t everyone interested in sex?” she asks matter-of-factly. Chapman is also interested in conducting a “longitudinal” study in the future where the testosterone levels of young men would be followed through college to marriage in order to observe actual changes...
According to Chapman (and the WB) the college years are very hormonally charged. “This is a very artificial environment,” Chapman says. “You take a whole lot of 18- to 21-year-olds and put them all together, and prime reproductive hormones are going to be all around.” In fact, male hormone levels peak between the ages of 18 and 21 (though women’s hormone levels do not reach an equivalent peak until they...
...Chapman says his main complaint about the department is continued miscommunication...
...Chapman, who plans to go to graduate school for counseling psychology, says he wanted to write on religion and interracial relationships, but could not find a faculty member willing to advise...