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Warrior values and social identity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 1999

Linnda R. Caporael
Linnda R. Caporael
Affiliation:
Department of Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180 caporl@rpi.edu www.rpi.edu/mcaporl
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Abstract

A single evolved psychological mechanism, social identity, may help explain the development of salient sex differences in aggression. Bearing children automatically provides a basis for positive social identity for females. Masculine identity is more problematic, especially where the range of possible cultural roles is small. Ethnohistorical data provides insight into the overlap between masculine values and warrior values.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , April 1999 , pp. 220 - 221
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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