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Gender Difference in the Propensity for Violence

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The use of physical violence is a male domain; 90% of serious acts of violence are committed by men (see Chap. 3, Figs. 3.3 and 3.4). This applies to all forms of individual as well as collective violence. Why?

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Bogerts, B. (2021). Gender Difference in the Propensity for Violence. In: Where Does Violence Come From?. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81792-3_9

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