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ARE MEN THE MORE BELLIGERENT SEX? Men are more dangerous, but women can be just as aggressive. ?Wo?

By Glenn Reynolds

ARE MEN THE MORE BELLIGERENT SEX? Men are more dangerous, but women can be just as aggressive. “Women are also just as likely as men to express hostility?in this case physically?in the context of a romantic relationship. The popular stereotype of a domestic abuser is a man who habitually hurts his female partner. Yet research by Archer and sociologist Murray Straus of the University of New Hampshire calls this scenario into question. Surprisingly, their analyses demonstrate that men and women exhibit roughly equal rates of violence within relationships; some studies hint that women?s rates of physical aggression are slightly higher.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on April 06, 2010 (boomark / email).