I don't think it's cherry picking when it comes to domestic violence. I've looked into the large surveys there. Overall, women evolved to be less violent than men; they kill less often than men do (but men kill other men and themselves far more often than they kill women). But when it comes to attacking children and elders in the home, w…
I don't think it's cherry picking when it comes to domestic violence. I've looked into the large surveys there. Overall, women evolved to be less violent than men; they kill less often than men do (but men kill other men and themselves far more often than they kill women). But when it comes to attacking children and elders in the home, women definitely do their fair share. Here's an old article by Cathy Young on the issue. Young is no particular friend to men:
Women commit more than their fair share. They kill the majority if the elders and children.
Hard to say that women evolved to be less violent than men when infanticide is a female crime. Especially considering humans are the only mammal were the female does so rather than the male.
Men evolved to be more violent towards other men for sure.
I don't believe men evolved to be violent towards women. Before DV shelters, women killed an equal amount of their husbands. The only reason men kill more today is because they don't have DV shelters.
Male intra sexual competition has definitely always involved some violence. But it's not accurate to say that men are just more violent than women in every context.
I don't think it's cherry picking when it comes to domestic violence. I've looked into the large surveys there. Overall, women evolved to be less violent than men; they kill less often than men do (but men kill other men and themselves far more often than they kill women). But when it comes to attacking children and elders in the home, women definitely do their fair share. Here's an old article by Cathy Young on the issue. Young is no particular friend to men:
https://time.com/2921491/hope-solo-women-violence/
Women commit more than their fair share. They kill the majority if the elders and children.
Hard to say that women evolved to be less violent than men when infanticide is a female crime. Especially considering humans are the only mammal were the female does so rather than the male.
Men evolved to be more violent towards other men for sure.
I don't believe men evolved to be violent towards women. Before DV shelters, women killed an equal amount of their husbands. The only reason men kill more today is because they don't have DV shelters.
Male intra sexual competition has definitely always involved some violence. But it's not accurate to say that men are just more violent than women in every context.