Gender Differences In Aggression Analysis

Aggression is defined as a form of physical or verbal behavior leading to self-assertion; it is often angry and destructive and intended to be either physically or emotionally injurious, and aimed at domination of one person by another. Traditionally, it has been regarded as self-evident that males are more aggressive than females. A meta-analytic review of gender comparisons deciphered that men are more aggressive than women, but the magnitude of the gender difference is relatively small (Helgeson 2017). According to research studies, males are 2.5 times more likely than females to be classified as highly aggressive (Helgeson 2017). Observational studies of children in grades four through twelve also validate gender differences in aggression. Male students are more likely than female students to use weapons and are also more likely to carry a weapon to school (Helgeson 2017).
Crime statistics distinctively display that males are more likely than female to be perpetrators of violence. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, nearly nine times as many homicides are committed by men as compared to women (2012). The Boston Bombing, the shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary School, and the shooting at an LA Fitness Center dance class all involved male perpetrators. Biology, more specifically the biological makeup of both males and females, gender socialization in childhood, and culture all account for the gender differences in aggression and corroborate the notion which testifies that males are customarily more aggressive than