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The Art of Manliness

#229: How Men and Women Socialize Differently

The Art of Manliness

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.714.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2016

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The popular idea out there is that women are more social than men and men are more competitive than women. What’s more, these tendencies are socially conditioned rather than biologically innate.
But what if it’s the other way around?
My guest today is a psychologist who has spent thirty years researching the differences between how boys and girls socialize, and she’s discovered that many ideas that people have on the subject are completely wrong. Her name is Joyce Benenson and she’s the author of the book Warriors and Worriers: The Survival of the Sexes. Today on the show Joyce and I discuss the biological origins of male and female socialization, why men prefer all-male groups, and why women can be just as, if not more competitive, as men. We also discuss how men compete to cooperate and why men can make up much faster with an enemy than women can.

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0:00.0

[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪

0:13.9

Burett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcasts of the popular idea

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that women are more social than men, and men are more competitive than women.

0:23.3

What's more, these tendencies are socially conditioned rather than biologically innate.

0:27.2

But what if it's the other way around?

0:29.6

My guest stays a psychologist who has spent 30 years researching the differences between

0:33.0

how boys and girls socialize, and she's discovered that many of the ideas that people have on

0:37.0

the subject are completely wrong.

0:38.5

Her name is Joyce Bindison, and she's the author of the book, Warriors and Warriors, the

0:41.8

Survival of the Sexes.

0:43.1

And today on the show, Joyce and I discuss the biological origins of male and female socialization,

0:47.8

why men prefer all male groups, and why women can be just as if not more competitive as men.

0:53.9

We also discuss how men compete to cooperate, and why men can make up much faster with an

0:58.5

enemy than women can.

1:00.3

Really fascinating podcast.

1:01.3

After the show, check out the show notes at aam.isth slash bindinson.

1:05.1

That's B-E-N-E-N-S-O-N for links to resources where you can delve deeper into this topic.

1:13.4

Joyce Bindinson, welcome to the show.

1:16.3

Thank you.

1:17.3

So, you are the author of a book called, Warriors and Warriors.

1:21.2

It talks about the differences between how boys and girls socialize.

1:26.1

So before we get to the details of your research, can you tell us about your background, what

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