The physique of woman is directed towards attracting the male partner by its beauty, and protecting the offspring by its reserves in natural energy. The physical and psychological differences that flow from this, dispose men and women for different social roles'. This different disposition has also been remarked by psychologists in the observation of children. Before boys and girls can have been inHuenced by prejudices of the culture to which they belong, they already show contrary attitudes to their environment. Generally speaking boys play more roughly, show more aggression, are more inclined to be obstinate, are more easily given to violence.
Girls yield more easily and avoid physical fighting.
They prefer quiet games and are more affectionate. These findings have been confirmed by studies in different social milieus and culture. Z.F. Ang Psych. The incidence of emotional symptoms in school children, Brit. An Ethnological Study of some aspects of social Behaviour of Children in Nursery School, in Primate Ethnology, ed.