What did your culture teach you about gender and the expression of emotions— particularly strongly felt emotions and emotions seen as indications of weakness (such as fear, discomfort, or uncertainty)
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Some societies permit and even expect men to show strong emotions. They expect men to cry, to show fear, to express anger openly. Other societies—including many groups within general U.S. culture—criticize men for experiencing and expressing such emotions. What did your culture teach you about gender and the expression of emotions— particularly strongly felt emotions and emotions seen as indications of weakness (such as fear, discomfort, or uncertainty)?
Some societies permit and even expect men to show strong emotions. They expect men to cry, to show fear, to express anger openly. Other societies—including many groups within general U.S. culture—criticize men for experiencing and expressing such emotions. What did your culture teach you about gender and the expression of emotions— particularly strongly felt emotions and emotions seen as indications of weakness (such as fear, discomfort, or uncertainty)?
