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#711 - Dr Tracy Vaillancourt - The Ruthless Ways Women Compete With Each Other

2023/11/25
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Tracy Vaillancourt: 本期节目探讨了女性间的竞争与攻击性行为，特别是女性对性感女性的排斥现象。研究表明，女性使用间接攻击（如八卦、排斥）作为竞争策略，这与她们对异性吸引力的控制以及资源稀缺有关。这种行为不仅存在于成年女性之间，也存在于未成年女孩之间，甚至在八岁女孩身上也能观察到。这种现象既有进化基础，也受到社会文化的影响。女性的这种竞争行为会造成严重的心理伤害，甚至导致自杀。此外，节目还探讨了霸凌与社会地位的关系，以及霸凌对大脑发育的影响。研究表明，高地位的女性更容易进行霸凌行为，而霸凌会对受害者的身心健康造成长期的负面影响。

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This chapter explores the complexities of female friendships and competition. It challenges the common belief of a strong female sisterhood, citing instances of intolerance and indirect aggression among women.
  • Women's support for each other isn't universal.
  • Resource scarcity and risk influence female interactions.
  • The perception of resource scarcity negatively affects generosity among women.

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Dr Tracy Vaillancourt is a professor at the University of Ottawa, a researcher and an author with a focus on the link between violence and mental health.

Intrasexual competition is present in all animals, however the sophistication of this rivalry amongst human females is unbelievably impressive. The "fairer sex" wield their competition in some very weird, wonderful and ruthless ways.

Expect to learn why women use indirect aggression as a competition strategy, how resource scarcity influences competition, whether children actually developed just fine with no consequences during the pandemic, the relationship between bullying and social status, the impact of bullying on a developing brain and much more...

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