Explain the research findings on gender and emotion experience and expression using an intersectional perspective. Specifically, do patterns change when we look at gender differences in emotion experience and expression across cultures and ethnicities?

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Just as gender stereotypes of emotion may vary across ethnic groups, so can gender differences in actual emotional experiences. For example, one research team found that for guilt and shame experiences, people of color displayed gender similarities, but White people displayed gender differences. Similarly, in another study, low-income African American adolescents showed similarities for expressions of anger. Cultural display rules of emotion prohibit women from expressing certain “masculine” emotions, yet these rules may not apply equally to people of color. An intersectional approach to gender and emotion reveals ethnic variations in gender differences in emotional expression. When we look at these patterns with an intersectional approach, we can see there are differences than if we look at these patterns considering gender alone.