Violence for conflict resolution

Since the dawn of man, fighting has been a frequent method to handle conflicts between two individuals, groups of individuals, and entire nations. While watching the movie "Head of State" on TV, the two main characters, played by Bernie Mac and Chris Rock, get into an argument. Intended as a satirical spin on two brothers having an argument, Chris' character takes a cheap shot and punches his older brother, played by Bernie Mac. Bernie's character then procedes to teach his younger brother a lesson about debating while the two of them trade blows.

Often, when two people have a disagreement, the natural reaction is to become defensive or offensive verbally. This can then escalate to a physical confrontation between the two if allowed to get out of control. This physical act of conflict resolution is a masculine quality because it is predominant among the male gender. One could reason that this type of behavior stems back to a more primal instinct to be dominant. Fighting to resolve conflict is just that, establishing dominance to force the less dominant to accept your point of view.