Is sociopolitical egalitarianism related to bodily and facial formidability in men
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2017.04.001
Abstract: Social bargaining models predict that men should calibrate their egalitarian attitudes to their formidability and/or attractiveness. A simple social bargaining model predicts a direct negative association between formidability/attractiveness and egalitarianism, whereas a more complex model… read more here.
Keywords: egalitarianism; social bargaining; related bodily; sociopolitical egalitarianism ... See more keywords
Physical formidability and acceptance of police violence
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2021.03.008
Abstract: Abstract Individuals whose threats of force are more effective, such as those with greater bodily formidability, have advantages when the social environment condones violence. This benefit shapes incentives regarding norms and preferences allowing aggressive behavior.… read more here.
Keywords: physical formidability; violence; formidability acceptance; formidability ... See more keywords
Racial Bias in Judgments of Physical Size and Formidability: From Size to Threat
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DOI: 10.1037/pspi0000092
Abstract: Black men tend to be stereotyped as threatening and, as a result, may be disproportionately targeted by police even when unarmed. Here, we found evidence that biased perceptions of young Black men’s physical size may… read more here.
Keywords: size; black men; racial bias; bias ... See more keywords