On average,why do women project more emotion than men???

Question

Thanks for your answer...Tom Science 4

Answer 1

Due to biological and social/environmental reasons - for one, women have estrogen/progesterone which makes them more overtly emotional. In addtion, research shows that the limbic system (The "primitive" part of the brain) works differently in women - resulting in a greater display of emotion
Add to that, men are usually taught early on that it isn't masculine to cry or display emotions - especially sadness. On the other hand, men are taught that it is Ok to display anger or aggression

Answer 2

Depends on the emotion. Most of these answers are ideologically driven. Men and women display emotion and feel emotions to a differing degree. It is not just , or maybe even, testosterone, but the variance in limbic area size. Plus the hormonal receptors and there number. These social science answers have " shot there bolt ". They never could explain mechanism, they just explained in another form of explanation. I think there was one answer above, with site, that was correct with the recent science on the subject.

Answer 3

"Even today if a guy is seen being emotional both men and women look at him thinking what a baby."

^^^

Winning observation above.

For all the times that women say they want to find a "sensitive, kind, and caring" man, one can quickly see far too many that wind up with an asshole for reasons not beyond me. It seems that too many women end up having partners who are strong, can "protect" them, and are VERY assertive. (So much for the nice guy.) If men aren't getting support from either side, what are they supposed to do?

Furthermore, I have seen no link between estrogen levels and emotion; it is merely ASSUMED that there is a link here. It regulates sexual characteristics, not emotion or personality. Other hormones are certainly at work, though, and it is a sure bet to say that women generally produce a certain concentration of certain hormones that causes this emotion far more often than men.

Answer 4

I think it's because it's actually more socially accepted for a woman to be a little more emotional, so we're not afraid to project it when necessary. Often in our society, when a boy cries he is told not to be a sissy, or to get tough. We don't tell the girls to "buck up" when they cry; there seems to be more of an understanding that emotional expression is O.K. with them. And of course, we tend to be very emotional creatures anyway. Yes, we do have estrogen and hormonal changes that affect our emotional state. But I wonder, if men were told it was alright to get emotional over stuff, would they still be more unemotional than women or would we see an equal display of emotion? Interesting to think about; Good luck on your question!

Answer 5

The opposite is true, especially in the case of young men. The overwhelming majority of violent crimes are 'male on male' crimes. The insurance industry recognises that all things being equal, young men are far more likely to drive aggressively and get into car accidents. This pattern has long been recognised and explains why young men must pay more for car insurance than young women.

You imagine that 'women project more emotion than men' because you are buying into the stereotype. The insurance industry knows better and can back it up with many decade's worth of statistical evidence.

PS: THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY IS NOT 'IDEOLOGICALLY DRIVEN"; IT IS PROFIT-DRIVEN!

Answer 6

Men beat up other men that show their feminine side and cry.

It's hell being a guy. Women don't understand that really. We have to keep the sensitive stuff in the box because it really gets in the way when you need to be strong and it's up to you and your testosterone to make sure something gets done!

Soft hands never dug a ditch that kept a platoon from getting their @ss blown off! Know what I mean?

Sorry ladies, but we just can't be everything all the time... but we still love and admire you, well at least the good ones!!!!

Answer 7

Because it's more socially acceptable for women to do so. Men are just as "emotional," (studies on boy and girl infants bear this out) but males are conditioned early on to not show their emotions, and to suppress them. Yes, estrogen has a lot to do with emotion, but so does testosterone. Evidence suggests that testosterone is just as likely to cause "emotional outbursts" as estrogen, it's just that again, men learn early on to suppress it, and it is not healthy. This social bias has lead to men experiencing higher levels of stress, because of a lack of an "outlet." And this stress leads to all kinds of health problems.

Answer 8

Because women are taught from an early age that it is okay to show emotions. As women we are able to open up more to our friends and families because we don't have a fear of being told we are weak for doing it. At an early age most men are taught to be strong, no tears, take care of everything, and that being emotional is a sign of weakness. Even today if a guy is seen being emotional both men and women look at him thinking what a baby. I think it's wrong, I think that men can show emotions instead of always being expected to take care of everyone and solve all the problems.

So that's why men die at an early age, we force them to keep everything bottled up inside which causes stress which causes heart problems.

Answer 9

Much of our behavior is societal. It's not natural. Our society for nearly the past thousand years has said that men are the hunters, the providers and the warriors. In order to fulfill those functions, men have had to suppress their emotions. Women have been "protected" by men (or controlled depending on where you stand on feminism) but they have been allowed to express and display emotion without control or suppression. It is changing, though, due to feminism. Women are becoming more and more like men, and in many cases, that is not necessarily a good thing.

Answer 10

Well we both have the same amount of emotions but it is men that are different not women.

Men real MEN are taught to not to be emotional because they have the responsibility of getting the job done, dieing to protect the women and children, and having to put others before themselves.

Since the real men have to NOT be emotional real women were taught to be tuned to their husbands and kids emotions.

Good roles and highly effective.

But it makes you sad for men. Hope that have good women that are attuned to their needs since they are not really allowed to display them.