Public Reactions to Male Versus Female Terrorism: Experimental Evidence for the Male Warrior Hypothesis.

ABSTRACT: One of the most consistent findings in the domain of criminal justice is that female and male offenders are perceived differently, often resulting in milder sentencing of women compared to men. Although previous studies have sought to identify factors that shape public reactions to terrorism and support for harsh interrogation techniques in its aftermath, empirical studies on differential reactions to female (vs. male) terrorist violence remain scarce. Here, it is argued that the often-violent evolutionary history of our species has shaped the way in which we perceive and react to female (vs. male) terrorist violence. Based on the framework of coalitional psychology-and specifically, the male warrior hypothesis-the assumption is tested that terror-suspect sex, in interaction with other thr

SUBMITTER: Lindner M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10367534 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature