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I think you hit the nail on the head here. Are there any studies showing men have a higher predisposition to taking risks? I cant quote one but I think there ar

I think you hit the nail on the head here. Are there any studies showing men have a higher predisposition to taking risks? I cant quote one but I think there are. There is an evolutionary reason for men to take more risks and have a desire to engage in hunting behaviours. We just have to be conscious of that and as per one of the top commenter's remarks not "fall" for something irrational or be driven by societal pressures.

steanne 9y ago
white men, actually "What on first inspection seemed like a sex difference was actually a difference between white males and everyone else." http://nautil.us/issue/48/chaos/the-hidden-sexism-of-how-we-think-about-risk http://nautil.us/issue/48/chaos/the-hidden-sexism-of-how-we-...
- kalleboo 9y ago
  Interesting. The sexist aspect also seems to be a U.S. thing. From that article: > Interestingly, a recent study conducted in the more socially egalitarian and gender-equal Sweden failed to find the “white male effect.” This national survey of nearly 1,500 households found that, all else being equal—and in stark contrast with the U.S. data—Swedish men and women had very similar perceptions of lifestyle, environmental, technological, health, and social risks
vacri 9y ago
In order to make 100 babies in 1 year, you need a minimum of 1 man and 100 women. Men actually are more disposable in terms of propagation of the species. However, our societies are considerably more complex than that one fact; it's a mistake to use it to explain the fundamentals of everything our society does.
xiaoma 9y ago
On data point to help pull apart the nature vs nurture question is that very similar trends with respect to risk-taking behaviors occur in wild chimpanzees (who share nearly all our genes but not our cultural influences): http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0099099 http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal....
brad0 9y ago
There is a clear relationship between testosterone and risk taking. https://www.google.com/search?q=risk+taking+and+testosterone+study https://www.google.com/search?q=risk+taking+and+testosterone...
sunstone 9y ago
Men are 20 times more likely to die on the job than women.(at least in Canada) http://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-mens-work-can-come-at-high-risk http://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-mens...
- weberc2 9y ago
  Wow, it's closer to 12 here in the US.

steanne 9y ago

white men, actually "What on first inspection seemed like a sex difference was actually a difference between white males and everyone else." http://nautil.us/issue/48/chaos/the-hidden-sexism-of-how-we-think-about-risk http://nautil.us/issue/48/chaos/the-hidden-sexism-of-how-we-...

kalleboo 9y ago
Interesting. The sexist aspect also seems to be a U.S. thing. From that article: > Interestingly, a recent study conducted in the more socially egalitarian and gender-equal Sweden failed to find the “white male effect.” This national survey of nearly 1,500 households found that, all else being equal—and in stark contrast with the U.S. data—Swedish men and women had very similar perceptions of lifestyle, environmental, technological, health, and social risks

vacri 9y ago

In order to make 100 babies in 1 year, you need a minimum of 1 man and 100 women. Men actually are more disposable in terms of propagation of the species. However, our societies are considerably more complex than that one fact; it's a mistake to use it to explain the fundamentals of everything our society does.

xiaoma 9y ago

On data point to help pull apart the nature vs nurture question is that very similar trends with respect to risk-taking behaviors occur in wild chimpanzees (who share nearly all our genes but not our cultural influences): http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0099099 http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal....

brad0 9y ago

There is a clear relationship between testosterone and risk taking. https://www.google.com/search?q=risk+taking+and+testosterone+study https://www.google.com/search?q=risk+taking+and+testosterone...

sunstone 9y ago

Men are 20 times more likely to die on the job than women.(at least in Canada) http://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-mens-work-can-come-at-high-risk http://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-mens...

weberc2 9y ago
Wow, it's closer to 12 here in the US.