Negative Emotions – Women are much more likely to experience negative emotions and internalizing disorders such as depression and anxiety than men (Kessler et al. 1994; Nolen – Hoeksema, 1995; Nolen – Hoeksema & Rusting, 1999). Internalizing disorders – involve intense negative emotions. Research reviewed by Nolen – Hoeksema and Rusting (1999) also shows that gender differences in depression and anxiety disorders appear early in life. Among girls, mood disorders typically appear between the ages of 11 and 15. No such early developmental onset is found for boys.…
References: Danielsson, U. & Johansson, E.E. (2005). Beyond weeping and crying: a gender analysis of…
Biologically, men and woman perceive the world differently therefore they communicate differently. Woman are believed to be more passive, emotional, gentle, and sensitive to others that’s why they are believed to use more expressive and involved nonverbal…
How boys become men the article we read by Jon Katz, was interesting because I thought it was very different from other articles. It was interesting to read about what boys and men thought of each other and others. It gives a positive statement on how boys still haven't change and are still growing. Jon explains why boys act the way they do and why they think like they do. He analyzed why men grow up to be insensitive. This might actually be the main problem that men do not know how to express their own feelings. Boys always feel pressured to be tough and not show any emotion or fear. They’re influenced by their family and outside factors like tv shows and movies. The article says that the experiences boys go through as they are growing up shapes their adulthood attitudes and behavior. The article also mentions that boys learn from other boys. I agree with these last two statements that the article mentions. You learn from what you see and experience and these things help shape your performance.…
American culture assumes a great difference in the way men and women experience emotions. Women are assumed to be far more emotional than men, both in experiencing the emotions internally, as well as expressing them to the outside world. While the genders may differ in how they express their emotions, men and women do not inherently differ in the frequency of emotionality. Men are not emotionless, and women do not overcompensate for men's lack of emotion.…
In his book The Essential Difference, Simon Baron-Cohen gives a fair amount more, all pointing to the same conclusion that women are better empathizers than men. Obviously, this statement is not saying, “every single female is better at empathizing than males”. All it is showing is that, on average, women have been proven to be more in touch with their emotions, and have been more apt in their ability to infer what people might be thinking or intending. On the other hand, Baron-Cohen also explains that men are better systemisers; that is, that they are more capable of understanding and building systems. Their abilities in mathematics and natural sciences, for example, are…
Fear of emotions is often at the root of a man's need to hold onto rigid ways of thinking and behaving. The notion that men cannot display any sort of…
I mean it would be, being taught for generations that there's certain emotions that they are expected not to embrace will do that to you. 'Stiffen you upper lip boy', 'Come on kid, big boys don’t cry'. Because of this conditioning its been necessary to stay alive. I'll admit that your generation of males and potentially mine – cant afford to be anything but the alpha male at all times. But they need to forget this idea. Our men need to be human again. We can initiate a positive change through education. In primary we had this program of poets come, they taught us ways to share our thoughts through writing. So I've seen first hand the impact of pumping free expression into schools, I've seen boys that have been very very angry learn to evaluate reassess and change their emotions. Systems like this could really help our men, and our society. Philosopher Plato said "men need to be educated" to make the right decision and explained that "the object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful". They need to "choose their path of life through careful examination". Even back then he knew men needed to change their approach of living. He said we should learn to be more like women, instead of being the aggressors, learn to show emotion. "Only then will we be free from the disease of masculinity". I also found from sites of therapy that to help our men we need to listen more, and encourage men to visit…
Just about every literature book discusses a male in power who has cried publicly. During that time tears meant that a man cared enough to show his emotions. Until recently, society has set a precedent that strong men don't cry. To "Suck it up" and to deal with whatever the world throws at them without shedding a single tear.…
Immediately after birth, we begin a lifelong process of gender socialization, learning what it means personally and interpersonally to be male and female. Women are taught feminine behaviors, discovering the most important aspects of the feminine self. These are the sensitivity to one’s emotions and other’s emotions, nurturance and compassion for others. Men are taught masculine behaviors and learn that the most important aspects of the masculine self are assertiveness, competitiveness and independence from others. Women use words to connect themselves emotionally, to express feelings and to build rapport with people. They feel closer and validated through communication, dialogue and intimate sharing or experience, emotional content and personal perspectives. A women tends to be verbally expressive while a man expresses his…
I read an article (although I don't recall the name) that on average, men feel the emotion six times stronger than women do, but if you compare it to our environmental surroundings, you wouldn't necessarily know it. I don't think that men are insensitive; it's just that they are raised to be tougher. When you see a young boy crying and he goes to his father, usually the dad says Suck it up! Take it like a man!' If a girl were to do that they'd be coddled, given a kiss where it hurts, and then tickled or something. The environment and the psychological shaping of the child when he/she is young play into how they express their emotions as an…
Studies and research have shown that men and women experience negative emotions much differently than each other. Women tend to take negative emotions and internalize them while mean externalize negative emotions. By internalizing emotions women are more likely to develop depression and anxiety. It has also been found that women develop depression earlier than men do. Men tend to externalize their negative emotions, showing outwardly towards objects or people. Drug abuse, antisocial personalities, and anger are common factors in the externalization of negative emotions in men. Researchers explain these differences with the paradox of gender.…
In the excerpt from the book, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, author John Gray discusses the stark differences between men and women. He states that the personality traits between men and women are so dissimilar, that each sex might as well have originated from the planets, Mars and Venus, respectively. He explains that men value power and achievement, and they choose certain occupations and offer others solutions to their problems based on these values. Comparatively, women believe communication and relationships are more important, and they desire empathy when they interact with others. He details that these different character traits often cause confusion and communication barriers between men and women. Gray’s excerpt explains his unique definition of male and female personalities; however, it is a broad assumption to say that all men and women behave in a certain way solely based on their gender. The stereotypes that Gray specifically utilizes in his excerpt oversimplify the complex interactions between men and women instead of showing their differing emotional responses based on particular situations. The two emotional responses that Gray does not compare are stress and anger. The male and female reactions to these emotions offer the best example of the differences between the sexes.…
Men and woman have many different emotions in certain situations. There has been a study that showed women are usually more depressed then men. In arguments men tend to be more dominating while woman tend to be more submissive. Women tend to be more emotional but some would say that men have as many emotions as woman, but they are better at hiding their emotions. The same sense applies to men and woman dealing with stress. Many men handle stress better then woman.…
Some of the benefits associated with the experience of positive emotion is living a healthier lifestyle. When you experience emotions of a positive nature it of course keeps your stress levels at good balance. This will keep you from developing different health issues because your immune system has been compromised due to your body being weak having to over compensate for the emotional stress that can result in physical and mental impairment as well. According to (Kessler et al, 1994) Women are more likely to experience negative emotions and internalize disorders such as depression and anxiety rather than man. I do not fully agree with this statement, I feel that it may seem that way because women are automatically viewed as the more emotional softer natured species. Whereas men are automatically viewed as the stronger less emotional keep it together species. With that being said I think that men are just not paid close attention to unless they express feeling depressed themselves. It is like when a woman “flips out” or shows any negative emotions (Sadness, anger, etc.) they determined depressed or experiencing PMS. When a men “flips out” he is determined to be a thug and a threat to society instead the reason him going to extremes like breaking the law or showing a lack of impulse control could simply be depression and mental anguish. I just feel that these ideal clichés that people have of each species are unrealistic in the since that what fits the bill for the first five does not necessarily fit for the second group of five.…