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This 3 page paper investigates some of the reasons why men are born with more strength than women. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Discussion The generally accepted explanation for the difference in physical strength goes back to the earliest human history, when males hunted while females raised children. The earliest humans were a
hunter-gatherer culture in which "men needed to be strong and fast. Those who werent got sat on by a brontosaurus and snuffed it" (Gillies and LeSouef, 1995, p. 1669). Anthropologist
Christopher Boehm argues that the most ancient human cultures formed hierarchies, but more recent ones, such as the hunter-gatherers, were more egalitarian (McKnight, 2001). "But the idea of a human
nature is deeply controversial. Many fear it as broad and uniform, trapping us in an iron cage of the status quo" (McKnight, 2001, p. 49). Its even more controversial to
think that the needs, capabilities and desires of men and women have been shaped by evolution, though most people agree that "the evolution of physical characteristics has made men generally
bigger and stronger than women (in spite of some women being bigger and stronger than some men (McKnight, 2001, p. 49). While there are non-physical characteristics that might be explained
by other means, evolution and the need to remain alive to provide food for the family still seems a compelling way to explain male strength. Male strength can also be
explained by the fact that men sometimes have needed to compete with, and sometimes fight, each other for control of resources with which to attract women and make them dependent"
(Digby, 2003, p. 247). Women, who need the same resources for themselves and their children, have been attracted first and foremost to those men who were successful in defeating other
men (Digby, 2003). This "co-evolution" has led to, and perhaps become the model for, men being the victims of violence by other men (Digby, 2003). This practice has been
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