09 September 2006

Just So Happens

Researchers identify "male warrior effect" (Reuters, 9/8/06)
Men may have developed a psychology that makes them particularly able to engage in wars, a scientist said on Friday.

New research has shown that men bond together and cooperate well in the face of adversity to protect their interests more than women, which could explain why war is almost exclusively a male business, according to Professor Mark van Vugt of the University of Kent in southern England.

"Men respond more strongly to outward threats, we've labeled that the 'man warrior effect'," he told the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting.

"Men are more likely to support a country going to war. Men are more likely sign up for the military and men are more likely to lead groups in more autocratic, militaristic ways than women," he added....

"Male co-operation is a double-edged sword," he added.
What is, is right; now proven scientifically.

5 comments:

Susan's Husband said...

Real bottom line: men are expendable, women aren't.

Unknown said...

You mean it wasn't those sexist stereotyped toy ads for GI Joes and "Johnny Seven, OMA (One Man Army)" that made me a warmongering Marine?

joe shropshire said...

It was the hormones in your hamburger, Duck.

Hey Skipper said...

Real bottom line: men are expendable, women aren't


Egggxzactly.

Unknown said...

From Joe's link - can someone diagram this sentence?

OHIO ANIMAL ABUSERS THE LIGHT OF TRUTH DISINFECTS FATHER MOTHER GOD SEND GOOD AND ONLY GOOD THROUGH
EVERY BEING NOW AND FOREVER


Joe, how do you find this stuff?