Men and Their Bodies: The Relationship between Body Type and Behavior

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 tbe evidence available is that any association between physique and bebavior is very weak, that stereotypical perceptions and expectations cloud tbe relationships, and tbat replication and extension of existing work is needed.