Only as a last resort: Sociocultural differences between women and men explain women's heightened reaction to threat, not evolutionary principles

The target article proposed that women display greater self-protectiveness than men to major physical and social threats because such self-protective responses have higher fitness value for women than men. Rather than having evolutionary roots, we suggest the various physiological, behavioral, and e...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2022-01, Vol.45, p.e140-e140, Article e140
Main Authors: Huntsinger, Jeffrey R., Raoul, Akila
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emotional behavior
Emotions
Gender differences
Laboratories
Open Peer Commentary
Pain
Power
Sex roles
Society
Stereotypes
Threats
Women
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Summary:The target article proposed that women display greater self-protectiveness than men to major physical and social threats because such self-protective responses have higher fitness value for women than men. Rather than having evolutionary roots, we suggest the various physiological, behavioral, and emotional responses to social and physical threats exhibited more by women than men are instead rooted in sociocultural forces.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X22000516