Doubt a man’s masculinity and he’ll get macho

[sabra]

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8914760/

Doubt a man’s masculinity and he’ll get macho
Men whose male identify is compromised will overcompensate, study finds

NEW YORK - Tell a man that he’s not “man enough” and he may exhibit extremely macho behavior to compensate, new study findings suggest.

“In general, men in our society are very invested in maintaining a masculine identity,” study author Robb Willer, a PhD candidate in sociology at Cornell University, told Reuters Health.

When their masculinity is threatened, “they overcompensate,” he said.

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Men whose masculinity was threatened — who were told that their initial survey responses were more feminine than masculine — tended to overcompensate for it in the second survey by expressing more homophobia, a higher level of support for the Iraq war and a greater interest in buying an SUV as opposed to other types of vehicles, Willer reports. These men also reported more feelings of shame, guilt, upset and hostility than did those whose masculinity was not threatened.

It all makes sense now...

[meegbear]

1. And it looks like pant-stuffing as well

[glitch]

2. Such tender sensibilities. So fragile...nt

[SteppingRazor]

3. If I doubt a woman's femininity, will she turn into Martha Stewart?

:evilgrin:

[racaulk]

4. There was actually a study done on this?!?!?!?

I thought this was pretty well known...

[jobycom]

7. My thoughts, too. nt.

[jobycom]

5. Hope this PhD candidate has more than that going for him

He did a study to demonstrate what half the stand-up comedy routines I've seen lately already know? Next he'll discover that people laugh at dirty jokes.

[Catherine Vincent]

6. Bush* think's he's all that.

[Divernan]

8. And they start walking like John Wayne!

only more so - would love to see any early video/film of
* - I don't think he always walked holding his arms out like an ape and like he had a corncob stuck somewhere painful.

[Canuckistanian]

9. Wow, he must be wearing the new thinner Depends

With the dark pants, of course.

[Burried News]

10. And the more modern society requires us to be civilized

the more castrated and threatened we feel and the more we support false symbols of virility and courage.
It is said that, all pride is false pride. ALL? A thought worthy of contemplation.