Men and women hold prejudice toward out-group men for different evolutionary reasons

Evidence

We posit that whereas prejudice held by men may be driven by aggression against and dominance over men belonging to arbitrary-set groups other than one’s own (out-groups), women’s prejudice is more likely to be characterized by wariness or fearfulness of such men. These predictions are derived from the theories of parental investment and sexual selection, coupled with a narrative account of human evolutionary 192 • Melissa M. — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1178

Categorization

• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1178