Females’ roles are for the handling of children and hearth, as well as gathering of materials. There are several character traits that males and females developed to aid them in their respective roles. Take for example, body size and shape; female weight 80% of male weight and female height is 94% of male height. (Bernard Campbell) The reasons for this lie in the difference of the musculature and skeletal structure of males and females. In regards for males their bones are larger, denser, and longer when compared to females bones. Males have a higher hip-to-waist ratio then women, broader shoulders and chest, as well as having larger hands and feet. These features of the male skeleton lend space and point attachment to allow for an increased muscle size. In addition the mass and size of male musculature is also naturally greater allowing for higher strength and speed. For males this allows for males to have a higher degree of success when hunting and …show more content…
(Bernard Campell) The male voice pitches lower due to physical changes in the throat, vocal cords, and enlargement of the diaphragm that comes with broadening of the chest during puberty. The deeper voice plays a role in male sexual selection and dominance displays among males. Females have been found to prefer the sound of lower pitched voices in males. And males in the present of what they believe to be a less dominant man tended to lower the pitch of their voice in response. Lower pitched voices also tend to carry farther; male voices due to their lower pitch tend to pass through and around solid objects better than higher pitched female voices. (College Physics, pg.464 - 515) This makes communication and coordination easier out in the field where one is more likely to have trees, brush, and other environmental factors that block