News: Masculinity May Cause Shorter Lifespan

Donquizote

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We already know that conventions of masculinity are harmful to men, but recent studies suggest that gender stereotypes may in fact have deadly consequences. Work by researchers at Rutgers University suggests that the pressures of masculinity may cause shorter life spans in men. Persistent cultural demands that men be “manly” — that is, perpetually unemotional, tough, aggressive, and independent — have the negative effect of making men less likely than women to seek preventative healthcare, and more likely to underreport their symptoms when they do seek care.

Rutgers psychologist Diana Sanchez and doctoral student Mary Himmelstein began their research with the question, “Why do men have shorter life spans than women?” On average, American men die five years earlier than American women, a difference that can’t be attributed to physiological differences between genders. Sanchez and Himmelstein have published two papers that consider whether traditional gender roles, and particularly those ascribed to men, may be to blame.

http://www.bustle.com/articles/15069...rding-to-study

What do you think masculine ATRL?

LoKoPaNdA

Poor masc gays

Satan

yay us twinks

Latinazza

Makes sense. Oh well, poor detached, unemotional, aggressive males

Donquizote

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Originally posted by Satan

yay us twinks

jpow

I'm living forever then.

Theus

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Originally posted by Satan

yay us twinks

but i thought you were a girl, wtf?

ShouldersSideways

I mean, imagine being that uptight all the time. Hyper-masculine men have the most fragile egos

Joyride

fems always win

IBeMe

TAW!

Twinks always win

Staryu

I have the opposite problem, if something's a tiny bit off/wrong, I'll complain about it

hooky

Lemme start shaving my body hair and lose weight then

WestCoast

I just did an entire research paper on this and it's true. Men are socialized from a young age to repress their emotionality and be ashamed of talking about their feelings. This is why so many cases of depression and anxiety go untreated in men, leaving their illnesses to get worse until they eventually turn to suicide (and as we know, men are more successful than woman at committing suicide because they use more drastic measures).

Donquizote

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Originally posted by WestCoast

I just did an entire research paper on this and it's true. Men are socialized from a young age to repress their emotionality and be ashamed of talking about their feelings. This is why so many cases of depression and anxiety go untreated in men, leaving their illnesses to get worse until they eventually turn to suicide (and as we know, men are more successful than woman at committing suicide because they use more drastic measures).

I read it somewhere men tend to commit suicide more than women due to depression

Notorious MINAJ

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Originally posted by Satan

yay us twinks

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Originally posted by Theus

but i thought you were a girl, wtf?

dangerouslush

This makes total sense, yeah.

gueranegra

it's completely understandable. the demands that BOTH men and women have are different but ridiculous. at least we women can express ourselves and be given a pass for being emotional whether angry, sad or whatever; but guys can't.

funnychick

ATRLers living long and healthy lives.

orange

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Originally posted by WestCoast

I just did an entire research paper on this and it's true. Men are socialized from a young age to repress their emotionality and be ashamed of talking about their feelings. This is why so many cases of depression and anxiety go untreated in men, leaving their illnesses to get worse until they eventually turn to suicide (and as we know, men are more successful than woman at committing suicide because they use more drastic measures).

Yep! On top of that, I've constantly read that women live longer because they accept situations where there is a need for crying. Not only is repression bad leading to denial but it is harder to be self-aware and recognize you need help when you are constantly compared. How can you possibly be sick when Jeff always comes into work and never even mentioned sneezing as much as you do? He doesn't need anyone and neither do you!

Donquizote

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Originally posted by orange

Yep! On top of that, I've constantly read that women live longer because they accept situations where there is a need for crying. Not only is repression bad leading to denial but it is harder to be self-aware and recognize you need help when you are constantly compared. How can you possibly be sick when Jeff always comes into work and never even mentioned sneezing as much as you do? He doesn't need anyone and neither do you!