Are women more emotional than men? Discuss the current research on this topic. In what areas are men and women similar and in what areas are they different? What are the general conclusions from this body of research?

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Answer 1

a . Beeper research has revealed no gender differences in the strength, frequency, or valence of emotional experience—either in terms of emotions in general or in terms of specific emotions.
i. This research has only found slight differences in feelings—e.g., men feeling more competitive and awkward, women feeling more tired.
b. Other research suggests that men experience more anger at work than women do.
c. Research using physiological measures backs up the "essentially no differences" conclusion (with, if anything, men showing stronger emotions than women).
d. Research with small children and infants reveals slightly greater emotionality in males than females.
e. There is also evidence that, compared to women, men tend to fall in love faster, fall out of love slower, and suffer more from romantic breakups.
f. The stereotype of women as relatively emotional appears to be completely wrong.
g. Instead, it appears that, compared to women, men may simply tend to avoid both discussions of feelings and interpersonal conflicts because they are more aroused by them (and because they are expected to be relatively unemotional).