Reconcile after Conflict

Men's historical dominance of the workplace may, in part, be because of their ability

to reconcile with enemies after conflict, a new study suggests.

Researchers examined the aftermath of same-sex sporting events and found that

men spent longer talking, touching or embracing their opponents than women

Studies showed that male and female chimps acted differently in the aftermath of fights,

with males much more inclined to engage in reconciliation behaviors.

Psychologists wondered if the same habits were true for humans - and decided

to analyse high-level, same sex sporting competitions for these reconciliation traits.

The team looked at recordings of tennis, table tennis, badminton and boxing

involving men and women from 44 countries.

They focused on what happened in the aftermath of these events in terms of

physical contacts, such as handshakes and embraces, between opponents.

In society generally, data indicates that physical contact between women

is equal to or more frequent than it is among males.

But across the four sports observed, men spent significantly more time touching

than females, in what the authors term "post-conflict affiliation".  8)

after divorce, men tend to more easily form peaceful relationships with their former wives' new spouses (click) than vice versa.  8)

"What you'll see is that many times females brush their fingers against each other,"

said lead author Prof Joyce Benenson from Emmanuel College and Harvard University.

The study has been published in the journal Current Biology.

http://www.cell.com/current-biology/full...16)30663-7

"You're expected by the sport to do something but it's so frosty.

However, with the males even with a handshake you can see the warmth,

the tightness of it." 

Belle, Nargis, Meseret, Artemis ;

is this true ?  women dont know how to reconcile ?  :-\

i think women play with more emotions.


i know i for one didnt like shaking my opponents hands after a basketball game.


I dont know how and why NBA players do it.

Gentlemens'  Game