Boy
[3][dead link][4][5][6] Thomas Branch, an early African-American Seventh-day Adventist missionary to Nyassaland (Malawi) referred to the native students as "boys":There is one way by which we judge many of our present boys to be quite different from some of those who were here long ago: those that are married have their wives here with them, and build their own houses, and all are busy making their gardens.
[7] Multiple politicians – including New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former Kentucky Congressman Geoff Davis – have been criticized publicly for referring to a black man as "boy".
[5][6] During an event promoting the 2017 boxing bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor, the latter told the former to "dance for me, boy.
"[8] The remarks led several boxers – including Mayweather and Andre Ward – as well as multiple commentators to accuse McGregor of racism.
A sperm cell carrying a Y chromosome results in an XY combination, and typically a boy will develop.
[12] In male embryos at six to seven weeks' gestation, "the expression of a gene on the Y chromosome induces changes that result in the development of the testes".
Internal male reproductive organs include the vas deferens, the ejaculatory ducts, the urethra, the seminal vesicles, and the prostate gland.
A boy's muscles increase in size and mass, his voice deepens, his bones lengthen, and the shape of his face and body changes.
[21] The increased secretion of testosterone from the testicles during puberty causes the male secondary sexual characteristics to be manifested.
[22] Male secondary sex characteristics include: Boys across various age groups are often part of social circles that establish their own unique norms.
This phenomenon underscores the powerful influence of group norms in shaping attitudes and actions, and the social implications of conformity.
[34] Boys are given a basic reading, writing and mathematics skill and then forced to pursue their father's profession in order to alleviate financial burden of the family.
