This study measures sex differences in reward for aggressive behavior
in children, punishment for aggressive behavior in children, and frequency
of aggressive behavior in children. We used ethnographic reports from the
Human Relations Area Files as a basis for measuring these variables. The
results indicate that ethnographers report sex differences in reward and
punishment for aggression and in frequency of aggression when the amount
of these behaviors is high, and fail to report sex differences in these be
haviors when the amount is low. This systematic oversight in reporting
renders a substantive test of hypotheses impossible.
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