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Ψ Causes of violence:
• Hormones
• Male gender socialization
• During developmental stage, a male child is learning that to be considered masculine, he must suppress all “non masculine” emotional states.
• Men eventually try to adhere to this gender adaptation. Adhering to gender norms are likely to convert fear & helplessness, etc., into anger.
• Results: increase of aggressive action
Young Adult Males;
• Between ages 15-25: 1 U.S. male in every 100 dies violently.
• Are at increased risk for any kind of violent death from car crashes, gang shootings, suicide, &
homicide
Social Values: The Root of the Problem
• Achieving masculinity through ‘manhood rituals’
• Society’s turn of positive masculine tendencies to negative male traits
• Thought of solving problems with violence.
• Driving drunk & letting others drive in the same condition.
• One analysis, based on psychological research, finds that aggression is the result of an “explosive combination” of high self-esteem and dashed expectations.
Gender doesn't necessarily protect!
MEN - Death from abusing drugs, could possibly develop abnormal eating habits, & vulnerable to artificially high expectations & lack of self-restraint
WOMEN - Death from abusing drugs, dieting disorders, & vulnerable to low self-esteem & self-control
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