Psychologe Über Gender Und Krieg: „Männer Sind Verunsichert“

Men don’t have a unifying force of women-as-jerks or oppressors. Men’s purpose in being trained to kill was, ironically, at least in part to protect the sex that now considers them the “oppressor.” To die for a woman’s love is one thing. To die for women who think of him as a jerk, enemy, or “oppressor” feels more like saving the enemy. The challen

Dans le monde moderne, les garçons souffrent. Ils sont plus désobéissants (ou indépendants, selon qu’on a un point de vue négatif ou positif sur la question) que les filles, et ils en pâtissent tout au long de leur scolarité. Ils sont moins agréables, ce trait de caractère étant associé à la compassion, à l’empathie et au fait de fuir les conflits.

“We train our warriors to use controlled violence and aggression, to suppress strong emotional reactions in the face of adversity, to tolerate physical and emotional pain, and to overcome the fear of injury and death. These qualities are also associated with increased risk for suicide.”

REDEFINING A BOY’s SENSE OF PURPOSE Previously, boys defined themselves as a man in three ways: preparing for war; preparing for work; being a dad who is a provider-protector. Together these created a man’s “sense of purpose.”