Citation

Montemayor R. J. Soc. Iss. 1978; 34(1): 48-64.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1540-4560.1978.tb02540.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Empirical evidence concerning possible relationships between male body type and men's intelligence, sense of masculinity, and social behavior is reviewed. Particular attention is focused on the muscular male and on whether or not he differs in any important way from the male with a stereotypically less masculine body. The most reasonable conclusion to be drawn from the evidence available is that any association between physique and behavior is very weak, that stereotypical perceptions and expectations cloud the relationships, and that replication and extension of existing work is needed.

Language: en