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Muscularity and attractiveness as predictors of human egalitarianism
In ancestral human environments, muscularity and height (in males) and physical attractiveness (in both sexes) would theoretically have correlated pos…
They provide an interesting evo-psych explanation:
In ancestral human environments, muscularity and height (in males) and physical attractiveness (in both sexes) would theoretically have correlated positively with one’s social status, and thus with one’s ability to benefit from social inequality. We therefore hypothesized that individuals who are more characterized by these traits would be less egalitarian (i.e., less likely to believe that resources should be distributed equally in social groups).
Though I think it's rather a matter of rational decisions: Males with weak physical dominance traits may use morality, prosociality, smiling, and possibly affection or mimicry of infants etc. to avoid being regarded as creepy or anti-social. Their reputation is overall more vulnerable or on thin ice all the time compared to physically dominant males. If males cannot compete they also may instead be sneaky to females...
Edit: This pathway is possibly how some of the most persistent and loyal provider males are made, basically beta males driven towards a very high-investment strategy in order to get some physical affection, if at all.