Pinker — “Since violence is largely a male pastime, cultures…”

Source: The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined — Steven Pinker

Book page: pinker-selected-works-part-1

From: Steven Pinker — Quotes

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Since violence is largely a male pastime, cultures that empower women tend to move away from the glorification of violence and are less likely to breed dangerous subcultures of rootless young men.